EpsonProjectorConnector.java

/**
 * Copyright (c) 2010-2016 by the respective copyright holders.
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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 */
package org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.connector;

import org.openhab.binding.epsonprojector.internal.EpsonProjectorException;

/**
 * Base class for Epson projector communication.
 *
 * @author Pauli Anttila
 * @since 1.3.0
 */
public interface EpsonProjectorConnector {

    /**
     * Procedure for connecting to projector.
     * 
     * @throws EpsonProjectorException
     */
    void connect() throws EpsonProjectorException;

    /**
     * Procedure for disconnecting to projector controller.
     * 
     * @throws EpsonProjectorException
     */
    void disconnect() throws EpsonProjectorException;

    /**
     * Procedure for send raw data to projector.
     * 
     * @param data
     *            Message to send.
     * 
     * @param timeout
     *            timeout to wait response in milliseconds.
     * 
     * @throws EpsonProjectorException
     */
    String sendMessage(String data, int timeout) throws EpsonProjectorException;

}