message
Class BatchSizeMessage

java.lang.Object
  message.Message
      message.BatchSizeMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Message>, BasicMessage, InternalMessage, Request

public class BatchSizeMessage
extends Message
implements Request, InternalMessage

InternalMessage used for communication between two OutputStrategy components, located on neighbored mixes. Transmits the batch size (the first mix used for the batch it is about to send) to the second mix.

Author:

Karl-Peter Fuchs

Field Summary

private int	batchSize Batch size the sending mix used for the upcoming batch (= batch he will send after this message).
static byte	IDENTIFIER Identifier for this type of message.

Constructor Summary

BatchSizeMessage(int batchSize)
Creates a new BatchSizeMessage containing the bypassed batchSize.

Method Summary

int	getBatchSize() Returns the variable batchSize's value (= Batch size the sending mix used for the upcoming batch (= batch he will send after this message)).

Methods inherited from class message.Message

compareTo, getByteMessage, getChannel, getChannelID, getMessageID, getNextMixChannelID, getTimeOfReceival, setByteMessage, setMessageID, setPayloadRange, setTimeOfReceival

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface message.BasicMessage

getByteMessage, getChannel, getChannelID, getMessageID, getNextMixChannelID, getTimeOfReceival, setByteMessage, setMessageID, setPayloadRange, setTimeOfReceival

Field Detail

IDENTIFIER

public static final byte IDENTIFIER

Identifier for this type of message. Necessary since messages are transmitted as byte streams which don't support the instanceOf operator.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

batchSize

private int batchSize

Batch size the sending mix used for the upcoming batch (= batch he will send after this message).

Constructor Detail

BatchSizeMessage

public BatchSizeMessage(int batchSize)

Creates a new BatchSizeMessage containing the bypassed batchSize.

Parameters:

batchSize - Batch size the sending mix used for the upcoming batch (= batch he will send after this message)

Method Detail

getBatchSize

public int getBatchSize()

Returns the variable batchSize's value (= Batch size the sending mix used for the upcoming batch (= batch he will send after this message)).

Returns:

The variable batchSize's value.