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package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol;

import java.io.*;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;

/**
 * Base class for a server command.
 * Issued by the name-node to notify other servers what should be done.
 * Commands are defined by actions defined in respective protocols.
 * 
 * @see DatanodeProtocol
 * @see NamenodeProtocol
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Private
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public abstract class ServerCommand implements Writable {
  private int action;

  /**
   * Unknown server command constructor.
   * Creates a command with action 0.
   * 
   * @see NamenodeProtocol#ACT_UNKNOWN
   * @see DatanodeProtocol#DNA_UNKNOWN
   */
  public ServerCommand() {
    this(0);
  }

  /**
   * Create a command for the specified action.
   * Actions are protocol specific.
   * 
   * @see DatanodeProtocol
   * @see NamenodeProtocol
   * @param action
   */
  public ServerCommand(int action) {
    this.action = action;
  }

  /**
   * Get server command action.
   * @return action code.
   */
  public int getAction() {
    return this.action;
  }

  ///////////////////////////////////////////
  // Writable
  ///////////////////////////////////////////
  public void write(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
    out.writeInt(this.action);
  }

  public void readFields(DataInput in) throws IOException {
    this.action = in.readInt();
  }
}