EventStream.Protocol (gateway 4.0.1 API)

Enclosing class:

EventStream<ResponseT extends AsyncResponse,ItemT>
```
public static interface EventStream.Protocol<ParsedT,ItemT>
```
Protocol interface that defines how to parse and process different event stream formats

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`StreamingParser<ParsedT>`	`createParser()`	Create a new parser instance for this protocol
`ItemT`	`processItem(ParsedT parsed, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper objectMapper, com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference<ItemT> typeReference)`	Process a parsed item and convert it to the target type
`boolean`	`shouldStop(ParsedT parsed)`	Check if processing should stop (e.g., terminal message encountered)

- Method Detail
  - createParser
```
StreamingParser<ParsedT> createParser()
```
    Create a new parser instance for this protocol
  - processItem
```
ItemT processItem(ParsedT parsed,
                  com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper objectMapper,
                  com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference<ItemT> typeReference)
           throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Process a parsed item and convert it to the target type
    
    Parameters:
    
    parsed - the parsed item from the parser
    
    objectMapper - the ObjectMapper for deserialization
    
    typeReference - the target type reference
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted item, or null if this item should be skipped
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - if conversion fails
  - shouldStop
```
boolean shouldStop(ParsedT parsed)
```
    Check if processing should stop (e.g., terminal message encountered)
    
    Parameters:
    
    parsed - the parsed item
    
    Returns:
    
    true if processing should stop