org.vatplanner.commons.amqp

Interface Message

public interface Message

Required to be implemented to make a message class compatible with MessageCodec serialization/deserialization.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	Message.Parser<T extends Message> Deserializes messages of a specific type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getMessageType() Returns a unique identification of this message type.
Instant	getTimestamp() Returns the creation timestamp of the Message.
com.github.cliftonlabs.json_simple.JsonObject	toJson() Serializes the message contents to JSON.

Method Detail

getTimestamp

Instant getTimestamp()

Returns the creation timestamp of the Message. Used by receiving peers to check if a message is still relevant or timed out.

Returns:

creation timestamp of the Message

getMessageType

String getMessageType()

Returns a unique identification of this message type. Must be consistent with Message.Parser.getMessageType().

Returns:

unique identification of this message type

toJson

com.github.cliftonlabs.json_simple.JsonObject toJson()

Serializes the message contents to JSON.

Returns:

message content serialized to JSON