org.objectweb.jonathan.apis.presentation
Interface MarshallerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

MyRmiMarshallerFactory, RmiMarshallerFactory

public interface MarshallerFactory

a marshaller factory is a factory for marshallers and unmarshallers (...)

Method Summary

Marshaller	newMarshaller() Returns a new marshaller.
UnMarshaller	newUnMarshaller(Chunk chunk, int read) Returns a new unmarshaller, using the provided chunk(s) as a data source.
UnMarshaller	newUnMarshaller(ChunkProvider provider) Returns a new unmarshaller, using the provided chunk provider as a data source.

Method Detail

newMarshaller

Marshaller newMarshaller()

Returns a new marshaller.

Returns:

a new marshaller.

newUnMarshaller

UnMarshaller newUnMarshaller(ChunkProvider provider)

Returns a new unmarshaller, using the provided chunk provider as a data source.

Parameters:

provider - a chunk provider.

Returns:

a new unmarshaller.

newUnMarshaller

UnMarshaller newUnMarshaller(Chunk chunk,
                             int read)

Returns a new unmarshaller, using the provided chunk(s) as a data source.

The read parameters is used to initialise the number of bytes read from the message.

Parameters:

chunk - a (chain of) chunk(s)

read - the number of bytes already read from the message.

Returns:

an unmarshaller.