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*/

package rescuecore;

import rescuecore.commands.*;
import java.io.*;

public abstract class RescueComponent {
	private RescueMessage currentMessage;
	private Connection connection;

	/** Handle an incoming message
		@param msg The incoming message
	*/
	public abstract void handleMessage(Command msg);

	/**
	   Get the type of this component, either COMPONENT_TYPE_AGENT, COMPONENT_TYPE_SIMULATOR or COMPONENT_TYPE_VIEWER.
	   @return The type of this component
	   @see RescueConstants#COMPONENT_TYPE_AGENT
	   @see RescueConstants#COMPONENT_TYPE_SIMULATOR
	   @see RescueConstants#COMPONENT_TYPE_VIEWER
	*/
	public abstract int getComponentType();

	/**
	   Generate a Command that can be used to connect this component to the kernel
	   @return A Command that will connect this component to the kernel
	*/
	public abstract Command generateConnectCommand();

	/**
	   Handle a message that looks like a successful connection to the kernel
	   @param c The message from the kernel
	   @return If this really was a successful connection
	*/
	public abstract boolean handleConnectOK(Command c);

	/**
	   Handle a message that looks like an unsuccessful connection to the kernel
	   @param c The message from the kernel
	   @return A string describing the error, or null if this message does not indicate a failed connection
	 */
	public abstract String handleConnectError(Command c);

	/**
	   Find out whether this component is still running
	   @return true iff this component is still running
	*/
	public abstract boolean isRunning();

	/**
	   Shut the component down
	*/
	public abstract void shutdown();

	/**
	   Set the Connection that should be used for talking to the kernel. Subclasses should NOT attempt to read input from this connection.
	   @param connection The Connection to use when talking to the kernel.
	*/
	public void setConnection(Connection connection) {
		this.connection = connection;
	}

    /**
       Send a message to the kernel
       @param message The message to send
    */
    public void sendMessage(RescueMessage message) {
		if (connection==null) {
			System.out.println(this+" tried to send to a null socket");
			return;
		}
		try {
			connection.send(message.toByteArray());
		}
		catch (IOException e) {
			System.err.println("Error while sending message: "+e);
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
    }

    /**
       Add a Command to our current set of Commands to be sent to the kernel. Commands will be buffered until @{link #flushCommands()} is called.
       @param c The next Command to send.
	*/
    protected void appendCommand(Command c) {
		if (currentMessage==null) currentMessage = new RescueMessage();
		currentMessage.append(c);
    }

    /**
       Send all our buffered commands to the kernel
	*/
    protected void flushCommands() {
		if (currentMessage!=null) {
			sendMessage(currentMessage);
		}
		currentMessage = null;
    }
}