usr.net

Interface Connection

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConnectionOverTCP, ConnectionOverUDP

public interface Connection

A Connection between 2 routers. Each router holds 1 EndPoint for the Connection.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	connect() Connect
Address	getAddress() Get the User Space Routing Address for this Connection.
EndPoint	getEndPoint() Get the EndPoint of this Connection.
Datagram	readDatagram() Read a Datagram from a Connection.
boolean	sendDatagram(Datagram dg) Send a Datagram over the Connection.
Connection	setAddress(Address addr) Set the Address for this connection.

Method Detail

connect

boolean connect()
                throws java.io.IOException

Connect

Throws:

java.io.IOException

sendDatagram

boolean sendDatagram(Datagram dg)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Send a Datagram over the Connection.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readDatagram

Datagram readDatagram()
                      throws java.io.IOException

Read a Datagram from a Connection.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getEndPoint

EndPoint getEndPoint()

Get the EndPoint of this Connection.

getAddress

Address getAddress()

Get the User Space Routing Address for this Connection.

setAddress

Connection setAddress(Address addr)

Set the Address for this connection.