edu.iu.dsc.tws.api.comms.messaging.types

Interface MessageType<T,W>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrowTableType, EmptyType, ObjectType, PrimitiveMessageTypes, StringType

public interface MessageType<T,W>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default T	cast(java.lang.Object data)
java.lang.Class<T>	getClazz()
DataPacker<T,W>	getDataPacker()
int	getDataSizeInBytes(T data)
default java.util.Comparator<T>	getDefaultComparator()
int	getUnitSizeInBytes() For arrays this method should return the size of an element in bytes
boolean	isArray()
boolean	isPrimitive() All primitive data types should return true, including the boxed types of primitives

Method Detail

isPrimitive

boolean isPrimitive()

All primitive data types should return true, including the boxed types of primitives

Returns:

true if this type is primitive, false otherwise

getUnitSizeInBytes

int getUnitSizeInBytes()

For arrays this method should return the size of an element in bytes

Returns:

the size of an unit.

getDataSizeInBytes

int getDataSizeInBytes(T data)

getClazz

java.lang.Class<T> getClazz()

getDataPacker

DataPacker<T,W> getDataPacker()

isArray

boolean isArray()

cast

default T cast(java.lang.Object data)

getDefaultComparator

default java.util.Comparator<T> getDefaultComparator()