PrimareMessageFactory.java

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package org.openhab.binding.primare.internal.protocol;

import org.openhab.core.types.Command;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Abstract base class for Primare messages to be extended by model-specific
 * implementation classes.
 * The class is used for converting OpenHAB commands
 * to a byte array representation to be sent to the Primare.
 *
 * @author Veli-Pekka Juslin
 * @since 1.7.0
 */
public abstract class PrimareMessageFactory {

    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PrimareMessageFactory.class);

    public abstract PrimareMessage getMessage(Command command, String deviceCmdString);

    /**
     * Get messages for initializing the device
     * 
     * @return messages for device initialization
     */
    public abstract PrimareMessage[] getInitMessages();

    /**
     * Get messages for pinging the device
     * 
     * @return messages for device ping
     */
    public abstract PrimareMessage[] getPingMessages();

}