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package org.apache.ode.jacob.soup;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Persistent store representation of a message (i.e. method application /
 * channel write) waiting for a corresponding object (i.e. channel read). This
 * structure consists of a label identifying the method that should be applied
 * to the object once it is available, and the arguments that should be applied
 * to said method.
 * 
 * @author Maciej Szefler <a href="mailto:mbs@fivesight.com">mbs</a>
 */
public class CommSend extends Comm {

    private Object[] _args;

    private Method _method;

    protected CommSend() {
    }

    public CommSend(CommChannel chnl, Method method, Object[] args) {
        super(null, chnl);
        _args = args;
        _method = method;
    }

    public Method getMethod() {
        return _method;
    }

    /**
     * Get the arguments for the method application.
     */
    public Object[] getArgs() {
        return _args;
    }

    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(getChannel().toString());
        buf.append(" ! ").append(_method.getName()).append('(');
        for (int i = 0; _args != null && i < _args.length; ++i) {
            if (i != 0) buf.append(',');
            buf.append(_args[i]);
        }
        buf.append(')');
        return buf.toString();
    }
}