/* * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.service.upnp/src/org/osgi/service/upnp/UPnPStateVariable.java,v 1.8 2006/06/16 16:31:46 hargrave Exp $ * * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2002, 2006). All Rights Reserved. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.osgi.service.upnp; /** * The meta-information of a UPnP state variable as declared in the device's * service state table (SST). *
* Method calls to interact with a device (e.g. UPnPAction.invoke(...);)
* use this class to encapsulate meta information about the input and output
* arguments.
*
* The actual values of the arguments are passed as Java objects. The mapping of
* types from UPnP data types to Java data types is described with the field
* definitions.
*/
public interface UPnPStateVariable {
/**
* Unsigned 1 Byte int.
*
* Mapped to an Integer object.
*/
static final String TYPE_UI1 = "ui1";
/**
* Unsigned 2 Byte int.
*
* Mapped to Integer object.
*/
static final String TYPE_UI2 = "ui2";
/**
* Unsigned 4 Byte int.
*
* Mapped to Long object.
*/
static final String TYPE_UI4 = "ui4";
/**
* 1 Byte int.
*
* Mapped to Integer object.
*/
static final String TYPE_I1 = "i1";
/**
* 2 Byte int.
*
* Mapped to Integer object.
*/
static final String TYPE_I2 = "i2";
/**
* 4 Byte int.
*
* Must be between -2147483648 and 2147483647 *
* Mapped to Integer object.
*/
static final String TYPE_I4 = "i4";
/**
* Integer number.
*
* Mapped to Integer object.
*/
static final String TYPE_INT = "int";
/**
* 4 Byte float.
*
* Same format as float. Must be between 3.40282347E+38 to 1.17549435E-38. *
* Mapped to Float object.
*/
static final String TYPE_R4 = "r4";
/**
* 8 Byte float.
*
* Same format as float. Must be between -1.79769313486232E308 and * -4.94065645841247E-324 for negative values, and between * 4.94065645841247E-324 and 1.79769313486232E308 for positive values, i.e., * IEEE 64-bit (8-Byte) double. *
* Mapped to Double object.
*/
static final String TYPE_R8 = "r8";
/**
* Same as r8.
*
* Mapped to Double object.
*/
static final String TYPE_NUMBER = "number";
/**
* Same as r8 but no more than 14 digits to the left of the decimal point
* and no more than 4 to the right.
*
* Mapped to Double object.
*/
static final String TYPE_FIXED_14_4 = "fixed.14.4";
/**
* Floating-point number.
*
* Mantissa (left of the decimal) and/or exponent may have a leading sign. * Mantissa and/or exponent may have leading zeros. Decimal character in * mantissa is a period, i.e., whole digits in mantissa separated from * fractional digits by period. Mantissa separated from exponent by E. (No * currency symbol.) (No grouping of digits in the mantissa, e.g., no * commas.) *
* Mapped to Float object.
*/
static final String TYPE_FLOAT = "float";
/**
* Unicode string.
*
* One character long. *
* Mapped to Character object.
*/
static final String TYPE_CHAR = "char";
/**
* Unicode string.
*
* No limit on length. *
* Mapped to String object.
*/
static final String TYPE_STRING = "string";
/**
* A calendar date.
*
* Date in a subset of ISO 8601 format without time data. *
* See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#date * . *
* Mapped to java.util.Date object. Always 00:00 hours.
*/
static final String TYPE_DATE = "date";
/**
* A specific instant of time.
*
* Date in ISO 8601 format with optional time but no time zone. *
* See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#dateTime * . *
* Mapped to java.util.Date object using default time zone.
*/
static final String TYPE_DATETIME = "dateTime";
/**
* A specific instant of time.
*
* Date in ISO 8601 format with optional time and optional time zone. *
* See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#dateTime * . *
* Mapped to java.util.Date object adjusted to default time zone.
*/
static final String TYPE_DATETIME_TZ = "dateTime.tz";
/**
* An instant of time that recurs every day.
*
* Time in a subset of ISO 8601 format with no date and no time zone. *
* See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#time * . *
* Mapped to Long. Converted to milliseconds since midnight.
*/
static final String TYPE_TIME = "time";
/**
* An instant of time that recurs every day.
*
* Time in a subset of ISO 8601 format with optional time zone but no date. *
* See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#time * . *
* Mapped to Long object. Converted to milliseconds since
* midnight and adjusted to default time zone, wrapping at 0 and
* 24*60*60*1000.
*/
static final String TYPE_TIME_TZ = "time.tz";
/**
* True or false.
*
* Mapped to Boolean object.
*/
static final String TYPE_BOOLEAN = "boolean";
/**
* MIME-style Base64 encoded binary BLOB.
*
* Takes 3 Bytes, splits them into 4 parts, and maps each 6 bit piece to an * octet. (3 octets are encoded as 4.) No limit on size. *
* Mapped to byte[] object. The Java byte array will hold the
* decoded content of the BLOB.
*/
static final String TYPE_BIN_BASE64 = "bin.base64";
/**
* Hexadecimal digits representing octets.
*
* Treats each nibble as a hex digit and encodes as a separate Byte. (1 * octet is encoded as 2.) No limit on size. *
* Mapped to byte[] object. The Java byte array will hold the
* decoded content of the BLOB.
*/
static final String TYPE_BIN_HEX = "bin.hex";
/**
* Universal Resource Identifier.
*
* Mapped to String object.
*/
static final String TYPE_URI = "uri";
/**
* Universally Unique ID.
*
* Hexadecimal digits representing octets. Optional embedded hyphens are * ignored. *
* Mapped to String object.
*/
static final String TYPE_UUID = "uuid";
/**
* Returns the variable name.
*
*
X_ nor A_.X_.* Mapping between the UPnP data types and Java classes is performed * according to the schema mentioned above. * *
* * Integer ui1, ui2, i1, i2, i4, int * Long ui4, time, time.tz * Float r4, float * Double r8, number, fixed.14.4 * Character char * String string, uri, uuid * Date date, dateTime, dateTime.tz * Boolean boolean * byte[] bin.base64, bin.hex * ** * @return A class object corresponding to the Java type of this argument. */ Class getJavaDataType(); /** * Returns the UPnP type of this state variable. Valid types are defined as * constants. * * @return The UPnP data type of this state variable, as defined in above * constants. */ String getUPnPDataType(); /** * Returns the default value, if defined. * * @return The default value or
null if not defined. The type of
* the returned object can be determined by getJavaDataType.
*/
Object getDefaultValue();
/**
* Returns the allowed values, if defined. Allowed values can be defined
* only for String types.
*
* @return The allowed values or null if not defined. Should be
* less than 32 characters.
*/
String[] getAllowedValues();
/**
* Returns the minimum value, if defined. Minimum values can only be defined
* for numeric types.
*
* @return The minimum value or null if not defined.
*/
Number getMinimum();
/**
* Returns the maximum value, if defined. Maximum values can only be defined
* for numeric types.
*
* @return The maximum value or null if not defined.
*/
Number getMaximum();
/**
* Returns the size of an increment operation, if defined. Step sizes can be
* defined only for numeric types.
*
* @return The increment size or null if not defined.
*/
Number getStep();
/**
* Tells if this StateVariable can be used as an event source.
*
* If the StateVariable is eventable, an event listener service can be
* registered to be notified when changes to the variable appear.
*
* @return true if the StateVariable generates events,
* false otherwise.
*/
boolean sendsEvents();
}