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     32 
     33 package com.jme3.network.kernel;
     34 
     35 import com.jme3.network.Filter;
     36 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     37 
     38 /**
     39  *  Defines the basic byte[] passing messaging
     40  *  kernel.
     41  *
     42  *  @version   $Revision: 8843 $
     43  *  @author    Paul Speed
     44  */
     45 public interface Kernel
     46 {
     47     /**
     48      *  A marker envelope returned from read() that indicates that
     49      *  there are events pending.  This allows a single thread to
     50      *  more easily process the envelopes and endpoint events.
     51      */
     52     public static final Envelope EVENTS_PENDING = new Envelope( null, new byte[0], false );
     53 
     54     /**
     55      *  Initializes the kernel and starts any internal processing.
     56      */
     57     public void initialize();
     58 
     59     /**
     60      *  Gracefully terminates the kernel and stops any internal
     61      *  daemon processing.  This method will not return until all
     62      *  internal threads have been shut down.
     63      */
     64     public void terminate() throws InterruptedException;
     65 
     66     /**
     67      *  Dispatches the data to all endpoints managed by the
     68      *  kernel that match the specified endpoint filter..
     69      *  If 'copy' is true then the implementation will copy the byte buffer
     70      *  before delivering it to endpoints.  This allows the caller to reuse
     71      *  the data buffer.  Though it is important that the buffer not be changed
     72      *  by another thread while this call is running.
     73      *  Only the bytes from data.position() to data.remaining() are sent.
     74      */
     75     public void broadcast( Filter<? super Endpoint> filter, ByteBuffer data, boolean reliable,
     76                            boolean copy );
     77 
     78     /**
     79      *  Returns true if there are waiting envelopes.
     80      */
     81     public boolean hasEnvelopes();
     82 
     83     /**
     84      *  Removes one envelope from the received messages queue or
     85      *  blocks until one is available.
     86      */
     87     public Envelope read() throws InterruptedException;
     88 
     89     /**
     90      *  Removes and returnsn one endpoint event from the event queue or
     91      *  null if there are no endpoint events.
     92      */
     93     public EndpointEvent nextEvent();
     94 }
     95