de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.net.messages.handlers

Class MessageHandler<T extends java.io.Serializable>

java.lang.Object

de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.net.messages.handlers.MessageHandler<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the message that will be validated and handled.

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMessageHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClientConnectionPingMessageHandler, ClientMessageHandler

public abstract class MessageHandler<T extends java.io.Serializable>
extends java.lang.Object
implements IMessageHandler

The Class MessageHandler is an abstract implementation for all existing message handlers that handle a certain type of messages.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MessageHandler()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	handle(byte[] data, java.net.InetAddress address, int port) Handle.
protected abstract void	handle(T message, java.net.InetAddress address, int port)
protected boolean	validate(T message) This method can be overwritten by concrete implementations to provide a validation mechanism for the messages sent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MessageHandler

public MessageHandler()

Method Detail

handle

public void handle(byte[] data,
                   java.net.InetAddress address,
                   int port)

Description copied from interface: IMessageHandler

Handle.

Specified by:

handle in interface IMessageHandler

Parameters:

data - the data

address - the address

port - the port

handle

protected abstract void handle(T message,
                               java.net.InetAddress address,
                               int port)

validate

protected boolean validate(T message)

This method can be overwritten by concrete implementations to provide a validation mechanism for the messages sent. E.g. one could test if a certain field of the message is not null.

Parameters:

message - The message object that is validated.

Returns:

True if the message is valid for the message handler; otherwise false.