EnOceanChannelDescription (OSGi Compendium Release 8)

All Known Subinterfaces:

EnOceanDataChannelDescription, EnOceanEnumChannelDescription, EnOceanFlagChannelDescription
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public interface EnOceanChannelDescription
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Public and registered description interface for a channel. Encompasses all the possible subtypes for a channel.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`CHANNEL_ID` The unique ID of this EnOceanChannelDescription object.
`static String`	`TYPE_DATA` A DATA channel maps itself to a `Double` value representing a physical measure.
`static String`	`TYPE_ENUM` An ENUM channel maps itself to one between a list of discrete `EnOceanChannelEnumValue` "value objects".
`static String`	`TYPE_FLAG` A FLAG channel maps itself to a `Boolean` value.
`static String`	`TYPE_RAW` A RAW channel is only made of bytes.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Object`	`deserialize(byte[] bytes)` Tries to deserialize a series of bytes into a documented value object (raw bytes, Double or `EnOceanChannelEnumValue`.
`String`	`getType()` Retrieves the type of the channel.
`byte[]`	`serialize(Object obj)` Tries to serialize the channel into a series of bytes.

- Field Detail
  - CHANNEL_ID
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static final String CHANNEL_ID
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    The unique ID of this EnOceanChannelDescription object.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_RAW
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static final String TYPE_RAW
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    A RAW channel is only made of bytes.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_DATA
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static final String TYPE_DATA
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    A DATA channel maps itself to a Double value representing a physical measure.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_FLAG
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static final String TYPE_FLAG
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    A FLAG channel maps itself to a Boolean value.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_ENUM
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static final String TYPE_ENUM
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    An ENUM channel maps itself to one between a list of discrete EnOceanChannelEnumValue "value objects".
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getType
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String getType()
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    Retrieves the type of the channel.
    
    Returns:
    
    one of the above-described types.
  - serialize
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byte[] serialize(Object obj)
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    Tries to serialize the channel into a series of bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the value of the channel.
    
    Returns:
    
    the right-aligned value, in raw bytes, of the channel.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - deserialize
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Object deserialize(byte[] bytes)
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    Tries to deserialize a series of bytes into a documented value object (raw bytes, Double or EnOceanChannelEnumValue. Of course this method will be specialized for each EnOceanChannelDescription subinterface, depending on the type of this channel.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - the right-aligned raw bytes.
    
    Returns:
    
    a value object.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException

Interface EnOceanChannelDescription

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

CHANNEL_ID

TYPE_RAW

TYPE_DATA

TYPE_FLAG

TYPE_ENUM

Method Detail

getType

serialize

deserialize