org.apache.avro.ipc

Class Requestor

java.lang.Object

org.apache.avro.ipc.Requestor

Direct Known Subclasses:

GenericRequestor, SpecificRequestor

public abstract class Requestor
extends Object

Base class for the client side of a protocol interaction.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
protected class	Requestor.TransceiverCallback<T> Handles callbacks from transceiver invocations.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected List<RPCPlugin>	rpcMetaPlugins

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Requestor(Protocol local, Transceiver transceiver)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addRPCPlugin(RPCPlugin plugin) Adds a new plugin to manipulate RPC metadata.
Protocol	getLocal()
Protocol	getRemote() Return the remote protocol.
Transceiver	getTransceiver()
Object	readError(Schema schema, Decoder in) Deprecated.
abstract Exception	readError(Schema writer, Schema reader, Decoder in) Reads an error message.
Object	readResponse(Schema schema, Decoder in) Deprecated.
abstract Object	readResponse(Schema writer, Schema reader, Decoder in) Reads a response message.
Object	request(String messageName, Object request) Writes a request message and reads a response or error message.
<T> void	request(String messageName, Object request, Callback<T> callback) Writes a request message and returns the result through a Callback.
abstract void	writeRequest(Schema schema, Object request, Encoder out) Writes a request message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

rpcMetaPlugins

protected final List<RPCPlugin> rpcMetaPlugins

Constructor Detail

Requestor

protected Requestor(Protocol local,
         Transceiver transceiver)
             throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

Method Detail

getLocal

public Protocol getLocal()

getTransceiver

public Transceiver getTransceiver()

addRPCPlugin

public void addRPCPlugin(RPCPlugin plugin)

Adds a new plugin to manipulate RPC metadata. Plugins are executed in the order that they are added.

Parameters:

plugin - a plugin that will manipulate RPC metadata

request

public Object request(String messageName,
             Object request)
               throws Exception

Writes a request message and reads a response or error message.

Throws:

Exception

request

public <T> void request(String messageName,
               Object request,
               Callback<T> callback)
             throws Exception

Writes a request message and returns the result through a Callback. Clients can also use a Future interface by creating a new CallFuture, passing it in as the Callback parameter, and then waiting on that Future.

Type Parameters:

T - the return type of the message.

Parameters:

messageName - the name of the message to invoke.

request - the request data to send.

callback - the callback which will be invoked when the response is returned or an error occurs.

Throws:

Exception - if an error occurs sending the message.

getRemote

public Protocol getRemote()
                   throws IOException

Return the remote protocol. Force a handshake if required.

Throws:

IOException

writeRequest

public abstract void writeRequest(Schema schema,
                Object request,
                Encoder out)
                           throws IOException

Writes a request message.

Throws:

IOException

readResponse

@Deprecated
public Object readResponse(Schema schema,
                             Decoder in)
                    throws IOException

Deprecated.

Throws:

IOException

readResponse

public abstract Object readResponse(Schema writer,
                  Schema reader,
                  Decoder in)
                             throws IOException

Reads a response message.

Throws:

IOException

readError

@Deprecated
public Object readError(Schema schema,
                          Decoder in)
                 throws IOException

Deprecated.

Throws:

IOException

readError

public abstract Exception readError(Schema writer,
                  Schema reader,
                  Decoder in)
                             throws IOException

Reads an error message.

Throws:

IOException