package rescuecore2.messages;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
A piece of a message.
*/
public interface MessageComponent {
/**
Get the name of this component of the message.
@return The name of this component.
*/
String getName();
/**
Write this component to a stream.
@param out The stream to write to.
@throws IOException If the write fails.
*/
void write(OutputStream out) throws IOException;
/**
Read this component from a stream.
@param in The stream to read from.
@throws IOException If the read fails.
*/
void read(InputStream in) throws IOException;
}