org.apache.mina.filter.codec.demux
Interface MessageEncoder


public interface MessageEncoder

Encodes messages of specific types specified by getMessageTypes().

See Also:
DemuxingProtocolCodecFactory, MessageEncoderFactory

Method Summary
 void encode(IoSession session, java.lang.Object message, ProtocolEncoderOutput out)
          Encodes higher-level message objects into binary or protocol-specific data.
 java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>> getMessageTypes()
          Returns the set of message classes this encoder can encode.
 

Method Detail

getMessageTypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<?>> getMessageTypes()
Returns the set of message classes this encoder can encode.


encode

void encode(IoSession session,
            java.lang.Object message,
            ProtocolEncoderOutput out)
            throws java.lang.Exception
Encodes higher-level message objects into binary or protocol-specific data. MINA invokes encode(IoSession, Object, ProtocolEncoderOutput) method with message which is popped from the session write queue, and then the encoder implementation puts encoded ByteBuffers into ProtocolEncoderOutput.

Throws:
java.lang.Exception - if the message violated protocol specification