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Interface ContextSocketFace

All Known Implementing Classes:

NetscapeSocket, StandardSocket, KvmSocket

public interface ContextSocketFace

The interface for the different type of sockets.

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2002/10/10 15:13:57 $

Author:

Tim Panton

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

version_id

Method Summary

void	close() Closes this socket.
void	create(int port) Creates the socket.
void	create(java.lang.String host, int port) Creates the socket.
java.lang.String	getHostAddress() Returns the IP address of the host of the packet we received.
java.io.ByteArrayInputStream	receive(int maxRecvSize) Receives a packet from this socket.
void	send(byte[] packet) Sends a packet from this socket.

Field Detail

version_id

public static final java.lang.String version_id

Method Detail

create

public void create(int port)
            throws java.io.IOException

Creates the socket. This socket is used when listening for traps. Use only one (1) of the two create methods.

Parameters:

port - The local port number were we receive (listen for) packets.

See Also:

create(String, int)

create

public void create(java.lang.String host,
                   int port)
            throws java.io.IOException

Creates the socket. This socket is used to send out our requests. Use only one (1) of the two create methods.

Parameters:

host - The name of the host that is to receive our packets

port - The port number of the host

See Also:

create(int)

getHostAddress

public java.lang.String getHostAddress()

Returns the IP address of the host of the packet we received. This will be used when we are listening for traps.

Returns:

The IP address, or null when the hostname cannot be determined

receive

public java.io.ByteArrayInputStream receive(int maxRecvSize)
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Receives a packet from this socket.

Parameters:

maxRecvSize - the maximum number of bytes to receive

Returns:

the packet as ByteArrayInputStream

send

public void send(byte[] packet)
          throws java.io.IOException

Sends a packet from this socket.

Parameters:

packet - the packet

close

public void close()

Closes this socket.