kieker.tools.bridge.connector
Interface IServiceConnector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnector, JMSClientConnector, JMSEmbeddedConnector, TCPClientConnector, TCPMultiServerConnector, TCPSingleServerConnector

public interface IServiceConnector

Generic interface for every servcie connector.

Since:

1.8

Author:

Reiner Jung

Method Summary

void	close() Called to close the previously initialize record source.
IMonitoringRecord	deserializeNextRecord() The deserialize method reads source data and returns an IMonitoringRecord.
void	initialize() Called to initialize the channel to read record information.

Method Detail

deserializeNextRecord

IMonitoringRecord deserializeNextRecord()
                                        throws ConnectorDataTransmissionException,
                                               ConnectorEndOfDataException

The deserialize method reads source data and returns an IMonitoringRecord.

Returns:

A IMonitoringRecord or null on read error or end of line.

Throws:

ConnectorDataTransmissionException - if a read error or an unknown record id occurs

ConnectorEndOfDataException - if the transmission is terminated or otherwise signaled that the last record has been received.

Since:

1.8

initialize

void initialize()
                throws ConnectorDataTransmissionException

Called to initialize the channel to read record information.

Throws:

ConnectorDataTransmissionException - when an error occurred setting up the record source.

Since:

1.8

close

void close()
           throws ConnectorDataTransmissionException

Called to close the previously initialize record source.

Throws:

ConnectorDataTransmissionException - when an error occurred during connection close.

Since:

1.8