swpchat.protocol
Interface SenderServer

All Known Implementing Classes:

SenderProtocolHandler

public interface SenderServer

This interface defines the API to the Chat Sender protocol on the server side. Most actions of the server are initiated through the `line', the connection to the sender client.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getNick()
void	serve(java.net.Socket clientSocket, ClientConnection clientConnection, java.io.InputStream inputStream) Handle requests given by the client through the clientSocket.

Method Detail

serve

public void serve(java.net.Socket clientSocket,
                  ClientConnection clientConnection,
                  java.io.InputStream inputStream)
           throws TimeoutException,
                  java.io.IOException,
                  java.security.InvalidParameterException

Handle requests given by the client through the clientSocket.

Parameters:

clientSocket - the socket the client is connected to.

channel - the communication context the client connection is to be entered in

clientConnection - the connection this handler is running in. It is to be inserted into the connectionCollection.

Throws:

TimeoutException - thrown if an answer cannot be sent to the client in time. This is an abstraction from a InterruptedIOException.

java.io.IOException - General I/O-Exceptions that may have been raised by lower levels.

java.security.InvalidParameterException - Thrown if clientSocket is null or otherwise useless.

getNick

public java.lang.String getNick()