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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) 1998-2002 The Jgroup Team.
3    *
4    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5    * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 as
6    * published by the Free Software Foundation.
7    *
8    * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9    * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
11   * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
12   *
13   * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
14   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
15   * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
16   *
17   */
18  
19  package jgroup.relacs.daemon;
20  
21  import jgroup.util.OutMessage;
22  
23  /**
24   *  The <code>DaemonMsg</code> interface must be implemented by all
25   *  daemon message types that should be passed to the <i>mss</i>.
26   *
27   *  @author Hein Meling
28   *  @since Jgroup 1.2
29   */
30  public interface DaemonMsg
31  {
32  
33    /**
34     *  Returns the size of the daemon level message data,
35     *  excluding any headers imposed by the <i>mss</i>.
36     */
37    public int size();
38  
39  
40    /**
41     *  Returns the <code>OutMessage</code> containing the daemon
42     *  level message data.
43     */
44    public OutMessage getOutMessage();
45  
46  } // END DaemonMsg