NetworkObjectPacker

java.lang.Object

networkTransfer.send.NetworkObjectPacker

public class NetworkObjectPacker extends Object

Functions to pack up data for sending over the network.

Author:: Doug Gillespie

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type

Field

Description

static final int

DATASTARTFLAG
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

NetworkObjectPacker()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

byte[]

packData(int buoyId1, int buoyId2, short dataType1, int dataType2, byte[] data)

byte[]

packData(int buoyId1, int buoyId2, short dataType1, int dataType2, byte[] data, int dataLength)

Pack any type of data for TCP transfer between programmes.

byte[]

packData(NetworkObject netObj)

byte[]

packDataUnit(int buoyId1, int buoyId2, PamDataBlock dataBlock, PamDataUnit dataUnit)

Pack a data unit as a byte array for TCPIP transfer.

String

packDataUnit(PamDataBlock dataBlock, PamDataUnit dataUnit)

Pack a data unit as a json-formatted String for TCP/IP transfer

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details
- DATASTARTFLAG
  
  public static final int DATASTARTFLAG
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values
Constructor Details
- NetworkObjectPacker
  
  public NetworkObjectPacker()
Method Details
- packData
  
  public byte[] packData(int buoyId1, int buoyId2, short dataType1, int dataType2, byte[] data)
- packDataUnit
  
  public String packDataUnit(PamDataBlock dataBlock, PamDataUnit dataUnit)
  
  Pack a data unit as a json-formatted String for TCP/IP transfer
  
  Parameters:
  
  dataBlock -
  
  dataUnit -
  
  Returns:
- packDataUnit
  
  public byte[] packDataUnit(int buoyId1, int buoyId2, PamDataBlock dataBlock, PamDataUnit dataUnit)
  
  Pack a data unit as a byte array for TCPIP transfer. Note that data units get additional head information comprising an objectid, a time in millis and the actual datalength.
  
  Parameters:
  
  buoyId1 -
  
  buoyId2 -
  
  dataBlock -
  
  dataUnit -
  
  Returns:
- packData
  
  public byte[] packData(NetworkObject netObj)
- packData
  
  public byte[] packData(int buoyId1, int buoyId2, short dataType1, int dataType2, byte[] data, int dataLength)
  
  Pack any type of data for TCP transfer between programmes.
  
  Parameters:
  
  buoyId1 - buoy id1
  
  buoyId2 - buoy id2
  
  dataType1 - first data identifier
  
  dataType2 - second data identifier
  
  data - data
  
  dataLength - length of data in bytes.
  
  Returns:
  
  byte packed array