Package com.pushtechnology.diffusion.datatype.binary

Interface BinaryDataType

All Superinterfaces:

DataType<Binary>

public interface BinaryDataType
extends DataType<Binary>

Binary data type.

Binary values can be used to store and transmit arbitrary information. The responsibility for formatting and interpreting the information belongs solely to the application. Before using Binary for a topic, consider other data types such as JSON; these may provide a simpler interface for your application.

The implementation provides support for binary deltas.

Since:

5.7

Author:

DiffusionData Limited

See Also:

• DataTypes.binary()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DeltaType<Binary,BinaryDelta>	binaryDeltaType()	Returns support for binary deltas.
<T> T	readAs(Class<T> classOfT, byte[] bytes)	Create a value of a compatible class from binary.
<T> T	readAs(Class<T> classOfT, byte[] bytes, int offset, int length)	Create a value of a compatible class from a binary.
<T> T	readAs(Class<T> classOfT, Bytes bytes)	Create a value of a compatible class from binary.
Binary	readValue(byte[] bytes)	Create a value from binary.
Binary	readValue(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length)	Create a value from binary.
Binary	readValue(Bytes bytes)	Create a value from binary.

Methods inherited from interface com.pushtechnology.diffusion.datatype.DataType

canReadAs, deltaType, deltaType, getTypeName, serializedBinaryDeltaType, toBytes, validate, validate, writeValue

Method Details

binaryDeltaType

DeltaType<Binary,BinaryDelta> binaryDeltaType()

Returns support for binary deltas.

Equivalent to calling deltaType(BinaryDelta.class).

Specified by:

binaryDeltaType in interface DataType<Binary>

Returns:

the delta type, or null if none

readValue

Binary readValue(byte[] bytes,
 int offset,
 int length)
          throws IndexOutOfBoundsException

Create a value from binary.

Implementations can choose not to fully validate values when they are read, but instead defer parsing until it is required. See DataType.validate(Object).

There are no invalid Binary instances, so this method does not throw InvalidDataException.

Specified by:

readValue in interface DataType<Binary>

Parameters:

bytes - The binary data. The implementation may re-use the array to avoid copying so the caller must ensure the array is not modified.

offset - start of the data within bytes

length - length of the data within bytes

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if either offset or length is negative, or offset + length > bytes.length

readValue

Binary readValue(byte[] bytes)

Create a value from binary. Equivalent to readValue(in, 0, in.length).

There are no invalid Binary instances, so this method does not throw InvalidDataException.

Specified by:

readValue in interface DataType<Binary>

Parameters:

bytes - The binary data. The implementation may re-use the array to avoid copying so the caller must ensure the array is not modified.

readValue

Binary readValue(Bytes bytes)

Create a value from binary. Equivalent to readValue(bytes.toByteArray()).

There are no invalid Binary instances, so this method does not throw InvalidDataException.

Specified by:

readValue in interface DataType<Binary>

Parameters:

bytes - the binary data

readAs

<T> T readAs(Class<T> classOfT,
 byte[] bytes,
 int offset,
 int length)
      throws IllegalArgumentException,
IndexOutOfBoundsException

Create a value of a compatible class from a binary.

If valueType is incompatible with this data type, this method will throw an IllegalArgumentException. Compatibility can be tested with DataType.canReadAs(Class).

There are no invalid Binary instances, so this method does not throw InvalidDataException.

Specified by:

readAs in interface DataType<Binary>

Type Parameters:

T - type of classOfT

Parameters:

classOfT - the type of the result

bytes - The binary data. The implementation may re-use the array to avoid copying so the caller must ensure the array is not modified.

offset - start of the data within bytes

length - length of the data within bytes

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if classOfT is incompatible with this data type

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if either offset or length is negative, or offset + length > bytes.length

readAs

<T> T readAs(Class<T> classOfT,
 byte[] bytes)
      throws IllegalArgumentException

Create a value of a compatible class from binary. Equivalent to readAs(classOfT, in, 0, in.length).

There are no invalid Binary instances, so this method does not throw InvalidDataException.

Specified by:

readAs in interface DataType<Binary>

Type Parameters:

T - type of classOfT

Parameters:

classOfT - the type of the result

bytes - The binary data. The implementation may re-use the array to avoid copying so the caller must ensure the array is not modified.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if classOfT is incompatible with this data type

readAs

<T> T readAs(Class<T> classOfT,
 Bytes bytes)
      throws IllegalArgumentException

Create a value of a compatible class from binary. Equivalent to readAs(classOfT, bytes.toByteArray()).

There are no invalid Binary instances, so this method does not throw InvalidDataException.

Specified by:

readAs in interface DataType<Binary>

Type Parameters:

T - type of classOfT

Parameters:

classOfT - the type of the result

bytes - the binary data

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if classOfT is incompatible with this data type