00001 /* 00002 * Copyright (C) 2011 Google Inc. 00003 * 00004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not 00005 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of 00006 * the License at 00007 * 00008 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 00009 * 00010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 00011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT 00012 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the 00013 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under 00014 * the License. 00015 */ 00016 00017 package org.ros.internal.message.field; 00018 00019 import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer; 00020 00024 public interface FieldType { 00025 00026 public <T> T getDefaultValue(); 00027 00028 public String getName(); 00029 00030 public <T> T parseFromString(String value); 00031 00032 public String getMd5String(); 00033 00034 public String getJavaTypeName(); 00035 00039 public int getSerializedSize(); 00040 00041 public <T> void serialize(T value, ChannelBuffer buffer); 00042 00043 public <T> T deserialize(ChannelBuffer buffer); 00044 00045 public Field newVariableValue(String name); 00046 00047 public Field newVariableList(String name, int size); 00048 00049 public <T> Field newConstantValue(String name, T value); 00050 }