protocols/bundles/ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi.remote/src/main/java/ch/ethz/iks/r_osgi/RemoteOSGiException.java

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 * Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich.
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package ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi;

/**
 * RemoteOSGiException is thrown when an internal error occurs.
 * 
 * @author Jan S. Rellermeyer, ETH Zurich
 * @since 0.1
 */
public final class RemoteOSGiException extends RuntimeException {

	/**
	 * the nested throwable.
	 */
	private transient Throwable nested;

	/**
	 * the serial UID.
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 8370566955212317525L;

	/**
	 * creates a new RemoteOSGiException from error message.
	 * 
	 * @param message
	 *            the error message.
	 */
	public RemoteOSGiException(final String message) {
		super(message);
	}

	/**
	 * creates a new RemoteOSGiException that nests a <code>Throwable</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param nested
	 *            the nested <code>Exception</code>.
	 */
	public RemoteOSGiException(final Throwable nested) {
		super(nested.getMessage());
		this.nested = nested;
	}

	/**
	 * creates a new RemoteOSGiException with error message and nested
	 * <code>Throwable</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param message
	 *            the error message.
	 * @param nested
	 *            the nested <code>Exception</code>.
	 */
	public RemoteOSGiException(final String message, final Throwable nested) {
		super(message);
		this.nested = nested;
	}

	/**
	 * get the nested exception.
	 * 
	 * @return the nested exception.
	 */
	public Throwable getCause() {
		return nested;
	}
}