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 * Copyright (c) 2004 IBM Corporation and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
/*
 *  $RCSfile: IREMExpressionConnection.java,v $
 *  $Revision: 1.5 $  $Date: 2005/05/16 19:11:23 $ 
 */
package org.eclipse.jem.internal.proxy.remote;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.eclipse.jem.internal.proxy.common.CommandException;
import org.eclipse.jem.internal.proxy.common.remote.Commands;
 
/**
 * Additional function on a connection for expression tree processing.
 * Connections returned (IREMConnections) will always also implement IREMExpressionConnection,
 * but they are separated so that expression functions don't pollute the regular
 * connection interface with added commands that shouldn't be called except
 * when processing an expression. If they were called out of order, big problems
 * can occur.
 * <p>
 * To use, simply cast the IREMConnection to be an IREMExpressionConnection.
 * 
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public interface IREMExpressionConnection extends IREMConnection {
	
	/**
	 * Start expression processing.
	 * @param expressionID 
	 * 
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void startExpressionProcessing(int expressionID) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Transfer the expression. This tells the remote vm to stop processing on the
	 * given connection and return the expression processing controller for the expression.
	 * 
	 * @param expressionID
	 * @param expController
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.1.0
	 */
	public void transferExpression(int expressionID, Commands.ValueObject expController) throws CommandException;
	
	/**
	 * Resume the expression on this connection.
	 * @param expressionID
	 * @param expController expression processor controller to use for the expression on this new connection.
	 * @throws CommandException 
	 * 
	 * @since 1.1.0
	 */
	public void resumeExpression(int expressionID, Commands.ValueObject expController) throws CommandException;
	
	/**
	 * Push an expression command. This is the common portion of the
	 * subcommand. The actual data of the command will be separately done.
	 * @param expressionID 
	 * @param subcommand The subcommand being sent. From IInternalExpressionConstants.
	 * 
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.jem.internal.proxy.initParser.tree.IInternalExpressionConstants#PUSH_TO_PROXY_EXPRESSION
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pushExpressionCommand(int expressionID, byte subcommand) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Push the value object to the remote side.
	 * 
	 * @param valueObject
	 * @throws CommandException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pushValueObject(Commands.ValueObject valueObject) throws CommandException;

	/**
	 * Push just the single byte to the remote side.
	 * @param abyte
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pushByte(byte abyte) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Push just the single int to the remote side.
	 * 
	 * @param anInt
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pushInt(int anInt) throws IOException;
	
	
	/**
	 * Push just the singe string to the remote side.
	 * 
	 * @param aString
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pushString(String aString) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Push just the bool to the remote side.
	 * @param aBool
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pushBoolean(boolean aBool) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Get the final value. It must be called after processing the proxy id resolutions even for sync (so that we can get
	 * any thrown errors).
	 * 
	 * @param result
	 * @throws CommandException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.1.0
	 */
	public void getFinalValue(Commands.ValueObject result) throws CommandException;
	
	/**
	 * Send the pull value command, with the proxyids of intereset. If an error
	 * occurs, command exception is thrown. 
	 * <p>
	 * After the pull value call, if no errors, the proxyids must be read, and then getFinalValue call must be sent.
	 * @param expressionID
	 * @param proxyids expression proxyids that request feedback or <code>null</code> if no proxy ids.
	 * @param sender sender to use to process the returned proxy ids, or <code>null</code> if expecting no proxy resolutions.
	 * 
	 * @throws CommandException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void pullValue(int expressionID, Commands.ValueObject proxyids, Commands.ValueSender sender) throws CommandException;
	
	/**
	 * Send the sync command, with the proxyids of intereset. If an error
	 * occurs, command exception is thrown.
	 * <p>
	 * After the sync call, if no errors, the returned proxyids must be processed and then the final endValue call must be sent.
	 * 
	 * @param expressionID 
	 * @param proxyids expression proxyids that request feedback or <code>null</code> if no proxy ids.
	 * @param sender sender to use to process the proxy id resolutions, or <code>null</code> if expecting no proxy ids.
	 * 
	 * @throws CommandException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void sync(int expressionID, Commands.ValueObject proxyids, Commands.ValueSender sender) throws CommandException;	
	
	/**
	 * Stop expression processing.
	 * @param expressionID 
	 * 
	 * @throws IOException
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0.0
	 */
	public void stopExpressionProcessing(int expressionID) throws IOException;

}