org.bukkit.plugin.messaging

Interface Messenger

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardMessenger

public interface Messenger

A class responsible for managing the registrations of plugin channels and their listeners.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE Represents the largest size that a Plugin Channel may be.
static int	MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE Represents the largest size that an individual Plugin Message may be.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	dispatchIncomingMessage(Player source, String channel, byte[] message) Dispatches the specified incoming message to any registered listeners.
Set<PluginMessageListenerRegistration>	getIncomingChannelRegistrations(Plugin plugin) Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channel registrations that the specified plugin has.
Set<PluginMessageListenerRegistration>	getIncomingChannelRegistrations(Plugin plugin, String channel) Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channel registrations that the specified plugin has on the requested channel.
Set<PluginMessageListenerRegistration>	getIncomingChannelRegistrations(String channel) Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channel registrations that are on the requested channel.
Set<String>	getIncomingChannels() Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channels.
Set<String>	getIncomingChannels(Plugin plugin) Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channels that the specified plugin is registered for.
Set<String>	getOutgoingChannels() Gets a set containing all the outgoing plugin channels.
Set<String>	getOutgoingChannels(Plugin plugin) Gets a set containing all the outgoing plugin channels that the specified plugin is registered to.
boolean	isIncomingChannelRegistered(Plugin plugin, String channel) Checks if the specified plugin has registered to receive incoming messages through the requested channel.
boolean	isOutgoingChannelRegistered(Plugin plugin, String channel) Checks if the specified plugin has registered to send outgoing messages through the requested channel.
boolean	isRegistrationValid(PluginMessageListenerRegistration registration) Checks if the specified plugin message listener registration is valid.
boolean	isReservedChannel(String channel) Checks if the specified channel is a reserved name.
PluginMessageListenerRegistration	registerIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin, String channel, PluginMessageListener listener) Registers the specific plugin for listening on the requested incoming plugin channel, allowing it to act upon any plugin messages.
void	registerOutgoingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin, String channel) Registers the specific plugin to the requested outgoing plugin channel, allowing it to send messages through that channel to any clients.
void	unregisterIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin) Unregisters the specific plugin from listening on all plugin channels through all listeners.
void	unregisterIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin, String channel) Unregisters the specific plugin from listening on the requested incoming plugin channel, no longer allowing it to act upon any plugin messages.
void	unregisterIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin, String channel, PluginMessageListener listener) Unregisters the specific plugin's listener from listening on the requested incoming plugin channel, no longer allowing it to act upon any plugin messages.
void	unregisterOutgoingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin) Unregisters the specific plugin from all outgoing plugin channels, no longer allowing it to send any plugin messages.
void	unregisterOutgoingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin, String channel) Unregisters the specific plugin from the requested outgoing plugin channel, no longer allowing it to send messages through that channel to any clients.

Field Detail

MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE

static final int MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE

Represents the largest size that an individual Plugin Message may be.

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Constant Field Values

MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE

static final int MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE

Represents the largest size that a Plugin Channel may be.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

isReservedChannel

boolean isReservedChannel(String channel)

Checks if the specified channel is a reserved name.

Parameters:

channel - Channel name to check.

Returns:

True if the channel is reserved, otherwise false.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if channel is null.

registerOutgoingPluginChannel

void registerOutgoingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin,
                                   String channel)

Registers the specific plugin to the requested outgoing plugin channel, allowing it to send messages through that channel to any clients.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that wishes to send messages through the channel.

channel - Channel to register.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin or channel is null.

unregisterOutgoingPluginChannel

void unregisterOutgoingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin,
                                     String channel)

Unregisters the specific plugin from the requested outgoing plugin channel, no longer allowing it to send messages through that channel to any clients.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that no longer wishes to send messages through the channel.

channel - Channel to unregister.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin or channel is null.

unregisterOutgoingPluginChannel

void unregisterOutgoingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin)

Unregisters the specific plugin from all outgoing plugin channels, no longer allowing it to send any plugin messages.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that no longer wishes to send plugin messages.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin is null.

registerIncomingPluginChannel

PluginMessageListenerRegistration registerIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin,
                                                                String channel,
                                                                PluginMessageListener listener)

Registers the specific plugin for listening on the requested incoming plugin channel, allowing it to act upon any plugin messages.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that wishes to register to this channel.

channel - Channel to register.

listener - Listener to receive messages on.

Returns:

The resulting registration that was made as a result of this method.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin, channel or listener is null, or the listener is already registered for this channel.

unregisterIncomingPluginChannel

void unregisterIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin,
                                     String channel,
                                     PluginMessageListener listener)

Unregisters the specific plugin's listener from listening on the requested incoming plugin channel, no longer allowing it to act upon any plugin messages.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that wishes to unregister from this channel.

channel - Channel to unregister.

listener - Listener to stop receiving messages on.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin, channel or listener is null.

unregisterIncomingPluginChannel

void unregisterIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin,
                                     String channel)

Unregisters the specific plugin from listening on the requested incoming plugin channel, no longer allowing it to act upon any plugin messages.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that wishes to unregister from this channel.

channel - Channel to unregister.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin or channel is null.

unregisterIncomingPluginChannel

void unregisterIncomingPluginChannel(Plugin plugin)

Unregisters the specific plugin from listening on all plugin channels through all listeners.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin that wishes to unregister from this channel.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin is null.

getOutgoingChannels

Set<String> getOutgoingChannels()

Gets a set containing all the outgoing plugin channels.

Returns:

List of all registered outgoing plugin channels.

getOutgoingChannels

Set<String> getOutgoingChannels(Plugin plugin)

Gets a set containing all the outgoing plugin channels that the specified plugin is registered to.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to retrieve channels for.

Returns:

List of all registered outgoing plugin channels that a plugin is registered to.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin is null.

getIncomingChannels

Set<String> getIncomingChannels()

Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channels.

Returns:

List of all registered incoming plugin channels.

getIncomingChannels

Set<String> getIncomingChannels(Plugin plugin)

Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channels that the specified plugin is registered for.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to retrieve channels for.

Returns:

List of all registered incoming plugin channels that the plugin is registered for.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin is null.

getIncomingChannelRegistrations

Set<PluginMessageListenerRegistration> getIncomingChannelRegistrations(Plugin plugin)

Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channel registrations that the specified plugin has.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to retrieve registrations for.

Returns:

List of all registrations that the plugin has.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin is null.

getIncomingChannelRegistrations

Set<PluginMessageListenerRegistration> getIncomingChannelRegistrations(String channel)

Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channel registrations that are on the requested channel.

Parameters:

channel - Channel to retrieve registrations for.

Returns:

List of all registrations that are on the channel.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if channel is null.

getIncomingChannelRegistrations

Set<PluginMessageListenerRegistration> getIncomingChannelRegistrations(Plugin plugin,
                                                                       String channel)

Gets a set containing all the incoming plugin channel registrations that the specified plugin has on the requested channel.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to retrieve registrations for.

channel - Channel to filter registrations by.

Returns:

List of all registrations that the plugin has.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if plugin or channel is null.

isRegistrationValid

boolean isRegistrationValid(PluginMessageListenerRegistration registration)

Checks if the specified plugin message listener registration is valid.

A registration is considered valid if it has not be unregistered and that the plugin is still enabled.

Parameters:

registration - Registration to check.

Returns:

True if the registration is valid, otherwise false.

isIncomingChannelRegistered

boolean isIncomingChannelRegistered(Plugin plugin,
                                    String channel)

Checks if the specified plugin has registered to receive incoming messages through the requested channel.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to check registration for.

channel - Channel to test for.

Returns:

True if the channel is registered, else false.

isOutgoingChannelRegistered

boolean isOutgoingChannelRegistered(Plugin plugin,
                                    String channel)

Checks if the specified plugin has registered to send outgoing messages through the requested channel.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to check registration for.

channel - Channel to test for.

Returns:

True if the channel is registered, else false.

dispatchIncomingMessage

void dispatchIncomingMessage(Player source,
                             String channel,
                             byte[] message)

Dispatches the specified incoming message to any registered listeners.

Parameters:

source - Source of the message.

channel - Channel that the message was sent by.

message - Raw payload of the message.