com.softwareag.entirex.aci

Class BrokerMessage

java.lang.Object

com.softwareag.entirex.aci.BrokerMessage

public class BrokerMessage
extends java.lang.Object

This class encapsulates a single message, which will be sent to or received from another participant via the EntireX Broker.
The contents of a message is always a byte array. Constructors and methods, which provide a transformation between byte arrays and String objects, are available.
When the message has been created as the result of a successful receive or sendReceive call, the getService(), getConversation() and getUnitofWork() methods can be used to navigate to the context of the received message.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BrokerMessage() Creates a Message object with an empty message.
BrokerMessage(byte[] msg) Creates a Message object initialized with the passed byte array.
BrokerMessage(java.lang.String msg) Creates a BrokerMessage object initialized with the passed String object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getClientUID() Returns the client's user ID.
Conversation	getConversation() Returns the corresponding Conversation object.
byte[]	getMessage() Returns the current message as a byte array.
BrokerService	getService() Returns the BrokerService object to which the message belongs.
UnitofWork	getUnitofWork() Returns the corresponding UnitofWork object.
void	reply(BrokerMessage msg) Sends a reply to a previously received message.
void	setMessage(byte[] s) Sets the current message to the passed byte array.
void	setMessage(java.lang.String s) Sets the current message to the passed string.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the current message as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BrokerMessage

public BrokerMessage()

Creates a Message object with an empty message.

BrokerMessage

public BrokerMessage(byte[] msg)

Creates a Message object initialized with the passed byte array.

Parameters:

msg - the message as byte array.

BrokerMessage

public BrokerMessage(java.lang.String msg)

Creates a BrokerMessage object initialized with the passed String object. The String object is converted to a byte array.

Parameters:

msg - the message as a String object.

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the current message as a string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

The message data as a String or null.

getClientUID

public java.lang.String getClientUID()

Returns the client's user ID. Only available after a receive issued by a server application.

Returns:

The client's user ID as a string or null.

getMessage

public byte[] getMessage()

Returns the current message as a byte array.

Returns:

the message as a byte array or null.

setMessage

public void setMessage(byte[] s)

Sets the current message to the passed byte array.

Parameters:

s - the message as byte array.

setMessage

public void setMessage(java.lang.String s)

Sets the current message to the passed string.

Parameters:

s - the message as string.

getService

public BrokerService getService()

Returns the BrokerService object to which the message belongs. Only available when the Message object has been created by a receive or sendReceive call.

Returns:

a reference to the BrokerService object.

getConversation

public Conversation getConversation()

Returns the corresponding Conversation object.
If the message has been created by a receive or sendReceive call and if the message is part of a conversational communication, this method returns the corresponding Conversation object. Otherwise, null is returned.

Returns:

a reference to the Conversation object or null.

getUnitofWork

public UnitofWork getUnitofWork()

Returns the corresponding UnitofWork object.
If the message has been created by a receive call and if the message is part of a UnitofWork communication, this method returns the corresponding UnitofWork object. Otherwise, null is returned.

Returns:

a reference to the Conversation object or null.

reply

public void reply(BrokerMessage msg)
           throws BrokerException

Sends a reply to a previously received message.
If the message has been created by a receive or sendReceive call and if the message is either the only message of a non-conversational communication or if the message is part of a conversational communication, this method sends a reply back to the originator of this message.

Parameters:

msg - BrokerMessage to send.

Throws:

BrokerException - A Broker exception.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if the parameter is invalid.