BluetoothDevice.java

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package org.eclipse.kura.bluetooth;

/**
 * BluetoothDevice represents a Bluetooth device to which connections
 * may be made. The type of Bluetooth device will determine the
 * communications mechanism. Standard Bluetooth devices will use
 * the {@link BluetoothConnector} and Bluetooth LE devices will use
 * {@link BluetoothGatt}.
 * <br>
 * When using {@link BluetoothConnector}, A default connector is not provided
 * and will need to be implemented.
 *
 */
public interface BluetoothDevice {

    /**
     * Returns the the name of the Bluetooth device.
     *
     * @return The devices name
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the physical address of the device.
     *
     * @return The physical address of the device
     */
    public String getAdress();

    /**
     * The type of devices, name whether the device supports
     * Bluetooth LE or not.
     *
     * @return The device type
     */
    public int getType();

    /**
     * Return a connector for communicating with a standard
     * Bluetooth device. A default connector is not provided
     * and will need to be implemented.
     *
     * @return Standard Bluetooth connector
     */
    public BluetoothConnector getBluetoothConnector();

    /**
     * Return an instance of a Bluetooth GATT server to be
     * used in communicating with Bluetooth LE devices.
     *
     * @return BluetoothGatt
     */
    public BluetoothGatt getBluetoothGatt();

}