oracle.lite.provider

Interface NetworkProvider

All Superinterfaces:

GenericProvider

public interface NetworkProvider
extends GenericProvider

This class defines Network Provider's interface. Messaging system provider must implement these APIs. Default implementation of Device Manager will come with a HTTP network provider implementation.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	format(DeviceCommand command, Address address) This method will be called by DMS to give the NetworkProvider an opportunity to format the command string in their own format before sending it to the client device.
void	send(java.lang.String message, Address address) Send the command string to the client device.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.lite.provider.GenericProvider

destroy, initialize

Method Detail

format

java.lang.String format(DeviceCommand command,
                      Address address)

This method will be called by DMS to give the NetworkProvider an opportunity to format the command string in their own format before sending it to the client device.

Parameters:

command - Device Management Command object.

address - Address to which this command is going to be sent.

Returns:

Final message body.

send

void send(java.lang.String message,
        Address address)
          throws java.io.IOException

Send the command string to the client device. NetworkProvider MUST provide a mechanism to send the device command message.

Parameters:

message - Message to be sent to the client device

address - Address of the client device.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - Should network error occur during message transimission.