architectureInterface
Interface ClientInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

Client

public interface ClientInterface

Architecture interface for component Client.

Used to anonymize data (e. g. from a user's application) via a cascade of mixes. Follows the "everything is a stream" concept. From a user perspective, a client shall behaves quite equal to a socket ( java.net.Socket) and therefore abstract from the underlying technique.

Author:

Karl-Peter Fuchs

Method Summary

void	connect() Must connect (the implementing) client to the mix cascade.
void	disconnect() Must disconnect (the implementing) client from the mix cascade.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Must return an InputStream that can be used to receive data anonymously via the mix cascade.
java.io.OutputStream	getOutputStream() Must return an OutputStream that can be used to send data anonymously via the mix cascade.

Method Detail

connect

void connect()
             throws java.io.IOException

Must connect (the implementing) client to the mix cascade.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - I/O problem occurred.

disconnect

void disconnect()
                throws java.io.IOException

Must disconnect (the implementing) client from the mix cascade.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - I/O problem occurred.

getInputStream

java.io.InputStream getInputStream()

Must return an InputStream that can be used to receive data anonymously via the mix cascade.

Returns:

InputStream that can be used to receive data anonymously.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - I/O problem occurred.

getOutputStream

java.io.OutputStream getOutputStream()

Must return an OutputStream that can be used to send data anonymously via the mix cascade.

Returns:

OutputStream that can be used to send data anonymously.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - I/O problem occurred.