I2CDevice.java

package com.pi4j.io.i2c;

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import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * This is abstraction of an i2c device. It allows data to be read or written to the device.
 * 
 * @author Daniel Sendula
 *
 */
public interface I2CDevice {

    /**
     * This method writes one byte directly to i2c device.
     * 
     * @param b byte to be written
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be written to the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    void write(byte b) throws IOException;

    /**
     * This method writes several bytes directly to the i2c device from given buffer at given offset.
     * 
     * @param buffer buffer of data to be written to the i2c device in one go
     * @param offset offset in buffer 
     * @param size number of bytes to be written 
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be written to the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    void write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int size) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * This method writes one byte to i2c device.
     * 
     * @param address local address in the i2c device
     * @param b byte to be written
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be written to the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    void write(int address, byte b) throws IOException;

    /**
     * This method writes several bytes to the i2c device from given buffer at given offset.
     * 
     * @param address local address in the i2c device
     * @param buffer buffer of data to be written to the i2c device in one go
     * @param offset offset in buffer 
     * @param size number of bytes to be written 
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be written to the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    void write(int address, byte[] buffer, int offset, int size) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * This method reads one byte from the i2c device. Result is between -128 and 127.
     * 
     * @return read byte
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be read from the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    int read() throws IOException;

    /**
     * This method reads bytes directly from the i2c device to given buffer at asked offset. 
     * 
     * @param buffer buffer of data to be read from the i2c device in one go
     * @param offset offset in buffer 
     * @param size number of bytes to be read 
     * 
     * @return number of bytes read
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be read from the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    int read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int size) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * This method reads one byte from the i2c device. Result is between -128 and 127.
     * 
     * @param address local address in the i2c device
     * @return
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be read from the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    int read(int address) throws IOException;

    /**
     * This method reads bytes from the i2c device to given buffer at asked offset. 
     * 
     * @param address local address in the i2c device
     * @param buffer buffer of data to be read from the i2c device in one go
     * @param offset offset in buffer 
     * @param size number of bytes to be read 
     * 
     * @return number of bytes read
     * 
     * @throws IOException thrown in case byte cannot be read from the i2c device or i2c bus
     */
    int read(int address, byte[] buffer, int offset, int size) throws IOException;
}