its.element
Class InputBuffer

java.lang.Object
  its.element.InputBuffer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class InputBuffer

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Runnable

Manages a thread that reads frames from a ClientConnection object and adds them to a FrameQueue. The new thread is created and started in the constructor.

Constructor Summary

InputBuffer(java.net.InetAddress address, int port, FrameTarget outputQueue)

InputBuffer(java.net.InetAddress address, int port, FrameTarget outputQueue, java.lang.ThreadGroup tg)
creates a new thread to execute this object's run method

Method Summary

void	exit() The creator of this object should call this method to tell it to end its thread of execution.
ClientConnection	getConnection() Provides access to the internal ClientConnection object
void	run() Main loop for the InputBuffer thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

InputBuffer

public InputBuffer(java.net.InetAddress address,
                   int port,
                   FrameTarget outputQueue,
                   java.lang.ThreadGroup tg)
            throws java.io.IOException

creates a new thread to execute this object's run method

Parameters:

address - the host's internet address

port - the port number

outputQueue - destination for incoming frames

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if a connection to the given server is impossible

InputBuffer

public InputBuffer(java.net.InetAddress address,
                   int port,
                   FrameTarget outputQueue)
            throws java.io.IOException

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Main loop for the InputBuffer thread. Reads frames from a ClientConnection and places them in the FrameQueue.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

exit

public void exit()

The creator of this object should call this method to tell it to end its thread of execution.

getConnection

public ClientConnection getConnection()

Provides access to the internal ClientConnection object