Package co.paralleluniverse.actors.behaviors

Class RequestMessage<V>

java.lang.Object

co.paralleluniverse.actors.behaviors.ActorMessage

co.paralleluniverse.actors.behaviors.RequestMessage<V>

Type Parameters:

V - The type of the expected response value

All Implemented Interfaces:

FromMessage, IdMessage, java.io.Serializable

public abstract class RequestMessage<V>
extends ActorMessage
implements FromMessage, IdMessage

A message that contains a sender reference (the from property} and a unique identifier (the id property) and may be used as a request by RequestReplyHelper.call().

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RequestMessage()	Constructs a new RequestMessage. This constructor may only be used if the message is to be sent via RequestReplyHelper.call()
RequestMessage(ActorRef<?> from)	Constructs a new RequestMessage. This constructor may only be used if the message is to be sent via RequestReplyHelper.call()
RequestMessage(ActorRef<?> from, java.lang.Object id)	Constructs a new RequestMessage.
RequestMessage(java.lang.Object id)	Constructs a new RequestMessage. This constructor may only be used if the message is to be sent via RequestReplyHelper.call()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected java.lang.String	contentString()
ActorRef	getFrom()	The actor that sent the request.
java.lang.Object	getId()	A unique message identifier.

Methods inherited from class co.paralleluniverse.actors.behaviors.ActorMessage

toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RequestMessage

@ConstructorParameters({"from","id"})
public RequestMessage(ActorRef<?> from,
                      java.lang.Object id)

Constructs a new RequestMessage. If the message is sent via RequestReplyHelper.call(), both argument may be set to null, or, preferably, the default constructor should be used instead.

Parameters:

from - the actor sending the request. Usually you should pass the result of RequestReplyHelper.from().

id - a unique message identifier. Usually you should pass the result of RequestReplyHelper.makeId().

RequestMessage

@ConstructorParameters("from")
public RequestMessage(ActorRef<?> from)

Constructs a new RequestMessage.
This constructor may only be used if the message is to be sent via RequestReplyHelper.call()

Parameters:

from - the actor sending the request. Usually you should pass the result of RequestReplyHelper.from().

RequestMessage

@ConstructorParameters("id")
public RequestMessage(java.lang.Object id)

Constructs a new RequestMessage.
This constructor may only be used if the message is to be sent via RequestReplyHelper.call()

Parameters:

id - a unique message identifier. Usually you should pass the result of RequestReplyHelper.makeId().

RequestMessage

public RequestMessage()

Constructs a new RequestMessage.
This constructor may only be used if the message is to be sent via RequestReplyHelper.call()

Method Detail

getFrom

public ActorRef getFrom()

The actor that sent the request.

Specified by:

getFrom in interface FromMessage

getId

public java.lang.Object getId()

A unique message identifier.

Specified by:

getId in interface IdMessage

contentString

protected java.lang.String contentString()

Overrides:

contentString in class ActorMessage