/**
 * This file is part of aion-emu <aion-emu.com>.
 *
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 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 *
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 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */
package com.aionemu.gameserver.network.loginserver;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import com.aionemu.commons.network.packet.BaseServerPacket;

/**
 * Base class for every GameServer -> Login Server Packet.
 * 
 * @author -Nemesiss-
 * 
 */
public abstract class LsServerPacket extends BaseServerPacket
{
	/**
	 * constructs new server packet with specified opcode.
	 * 
	 * @param opcode
	 *            packet id
	 */
	protected LsServerPacket(int opcode)
	{
		super(opcode);
	}

	/**
	 * Write this packet data for given connection, to given buffer.
	 * 
	 * @param con
	 * @param buf
	 */
	public final void write(LoginServerConnection con, ByteBuffer buf)
	{
		buf.putShort((short) 0);
		writeImpl(con, buf);
		buf.flip();
		buf.putShort((short) buf.limit());
		buf.position(0);
	}

	/**
	 * Write data that this packet represents to given byte buffer.
	 * 
	 * @param con
	 * @param buf
	 */
	protected abstract void writeImpl(LoginServerConnection con, ByteBuffer buf);
}