org.openbandy.net.server
Interface ServerService

All Known Implementing Classes:

PingPongService, RemoteStoreService

public interface ServerService

A Service is a server side logic component which handles incoming request accordingly. Hence it defines the communication protocol for a given server service.

(c) Copyright Philipp Bolliger 2007, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Version:

1.1

Author:

Philipp Bolliger (philipp@bolliger.name)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName()
ServerService	getNewInstance()
ServerProtocol	getProtocol()
Message	processMessage(Message message) This method may be called for every message coming in on port.

Method Detail

getNewInstance

ServerService getNewInstance()

Returns:

A new instance of this service.

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

The name of the service.

getProtocol

ServerProtocol getProtocol()

Returns:

The corresponding BandyProtocol.

processMessage

Message processMessage(Message message)

This method may be called for every message coming in on port. It will process the message according to its implementation. Eventually the service can return a response message will be sent back to the request issuer.

Parameters:

message - The Message that must be processed.

Returns:

The message that should be sent back or null otherwise.