Connection.java

package no.ntnu.fp.net;

import java.net.InetAddress;

/**
 * Interface that defines the methods a Connection implementation must support. 
 * 
 * @author Thomas Østerlie
 * @version 0.1
 */
public interface Connection {

	/**
	 * Connects to a remote instance.
	 * 
	 * @param remoteAddress address of remote instance
	 * @param remotePort port remote instance is listening to
	 * 
	 * @throws java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs during the connection
	 * @throws java.net.SocketTimeoutException if timeout expires before connection
	 */
	public void connect(InetAddress remoteAddress, int remotePort) throws java.io.IOException, java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
	
	/**
	 * Listens for a connection to be made to this Connection and accepts it.
	 * 
	 * @throws java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs when waiting for a connection
	 * @throws java.net.SocketTimeoutException if the timeout has been reached
	 */
	public void accept() throws java.io.IOException, java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
	
	/**
	 * Send a message to a remote instance.
	 * 
	 * @param msg the message to be sent
	 * 
	 * @throws java.net.ConnectException if no remote instance is connected
	 * @throws java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs when sending
	 */
	public void send(String msg) throws java.net.ConnectException, java.io.IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Synchronous receive of message from remote instance.  Blocks until a message is received.
	 * 
	 * @return the received message
	 * 
	 * @throws java.net.ConnectException if no remote instance is connected
	 * @throws java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs when sending
	 */
	public String receive() throws java.net.ConnectException, java.io.IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Closes this connection
	 * 
	 * @throws java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs when closing this connection
	 */
	public void close() throws java.io.IOException;
	
}