001/* 002 * This file is part of the Kompics component model runtime. 003 * 004 * Copyright (C) 2009 Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) 005 * Copyright (C) 2009 Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 006 * 007 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 008 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 009 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 010 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. 011 * 012 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 013 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 014 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 015 * GNU General Public License for more details. 016 * 017 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 018 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software 019 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. 020 */ 021package se.sics.kompics.network; 022 023/** 024 * 025 * @author Lars Kroll {@literal <[email protected]>} 026 */ 027public interface Header<Adr extends Address> { 028 /** 029 * Where does the message come from. 030 * 031 * @return 032 */ 033 public Adr getSource(); 034 035 /** 036 * Where is the message supposed to go. 037 * 038 * @return 039 */ 040 public Adr getDestination(); 041 042 /** 043 * What protocol should be used to send the message. 044 * 045 * Note that not all network implementations have to implement all the available protocols. 046 * 047 * @return 048 */ 049 public Transport getProtocol(); 050}