Method Detail

• decodeRequest

  public static RPCRequest decodeRequest(java.lang.String encodedRequest)

  Returns an RPCRequest that is built by decoding the contents of an encoded RPC request.

  This method is equivalent to calling decodeRequest(String, Class) with null for the type parameter.

  Parameters:

  encodedRequest - a string that encodes the RemoteService interface, the service method to call, and the arguments to for the service method

  Returns:

  an RPCRequest instance

  Throws:

  IncompatibleRemoteServiceException - if any of the following conditions apply:

  • if the types in the encoded request cannot be deserialized
  • if the ClassLoader acquired from Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() cannot load the service interface or any of the types specified in the encodedRequest
  • the requested interface is not assignable to RemoteService
  • the service method requested in the encodedRequest is not a member of the requested service interface
  • the type parameter is not null and is not assignable to the requested RemoteService interface

• decodeRequest

  public static RPCRequest decodeRequest(java.lang.String encodedRequest,
                         java.lang.Class<?> type)

  Returns an RPCRequest that is built by decoding the contents of an encoded RPC request and optionally validating that type can handle the request. If the type parameter is not null, the implementation checks that the type is assignable to the RemoteService interface requested in the encoded request string.

  Invoking this method with null for the type parameter, decodeRequest(encodedRequest, null), is equivalent to calling decodeRequest(encodedRequest).

  Parameters:

  encodedRequest - a string that encodes the RemoteService interface, the service method, and the arguments to pass to the service method

  type - if not null, the implementation checks that the type is assignable to the RemoteService interface encoded in the encoded request string.

  Returns:

  an RPCRequest instance

  Throws:

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the encodedRequest is null

  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the encodedRequest is an empty string

  IncompatibleRemoteServiceException - if any of the following conditions apply:

  • if the types in the encoded request cannot be deserialized
  • if the ClassLoader acquired from Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() cannot load the service interface or any of the types specified in the encodedRequest
  • the requested interface is not assignable to RemoteService
  • the service method requested in the encodedRequest is not a member of the requested service interface
  • the type parameter is not null and is not assignable to the requested RemoteService interface

• decodeRequest

  public static RPCRequest decodeRequest(java.lang.String encodedRequest,
                         java.lang.Class<?> type,
                         SerializationPolicyProvider serializationPolicyProvider)

  Returns an RPCRequest that is built by decoding the contents of an encoded RPC request and optionally validating that type can handle the request. If the type parameter is not null, the implementation checks that the type is assignable to the RemoteService interface requested in the encoded request string.

  If the serializationPolicyProvider parameter is not null, it is asked for a SerializationPolicy to use to restrict the set of types that can be decoded from the request. If this parameter is null, then only subtypes of IsSerializable or types which have custom field serializers can be decoded.

  Invoking this method with null for the type parameter, decodeRequest(encodedRequest, null), is equivalent to calling decodeRequest(encodedRequest).

  Parameters:

  encodedRequest - a string that encodes the RemoteService interface, the service method, and the arguments to pass to the service method

  type - if not null, the implementation checks that the type is assignable to the RemoteService interface encoded in the encoded request string.

  serializationPolicyProvider - if not null, the implementation asks this provider for a SerializationPolicy which will be used to restrict the set of types that can be decoded from this request

  Returns:

  an RPCRequest instance

  Throws:

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the encodedRequest is null

  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the encodedRequest is an empty string

  IncompatibleRemoteServiceException - if any of the following conditions apply:

  • if the types in the encoded request cannot be deserialized
  • if the ClassLoader acquired from Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() cannot load the service interface or any of the types specified in the encodedRequest
  • the requested interface is not assignable to RemoteService
  • the service method requested in the encodedRequest is not a member of the requested service interface
  • the type parameter is not null and is not assignable to the requested RemoteService interface

• encodeResponseForFailure

  public static java.lang.String encodeResponseForFailure(java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                          java.lang.Throwable cause)
                                                   throws SerializationException

  Returns a string that encodes an exception. If method is not null, it is an error if the exception is not in the method's list of checked exceptions.

  Parameters:

  serviceMethod - the method that threw the exception, may be null

  cause - the Throwable that was thrown

  Returns:

  a string that encodes the exception

  Throws:

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the cause is null

  SerializationException - if the result cannot be serialized

  UnexpectedException - if the result was an unexpected exception (a checked exception not declared in the serviceMethod's signature)

• encodeResponseForFailure

  public static java.lang.String encodeResponseForFailure(java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                          java.lang.Throwable cause,
                                          SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy)
                                                   throws SerializationException

  Returns a string that encodes an exception. If method is not null, it is an error if the exception is not in the method's list of checked exceptions.

  If the serializationPolicy parameter is not null, it is used to determine what types can be encoded as part of this response. If this parameter is null, then only subtypes of IsSerializable or types which have custom field serializers may be encoded.

  Parameters:

  serviceMethod - the method that threw the exception, may be null

  cause - the Throwable that was thrown

  serializationPolicy - determines the serialization policy to be used

  Returns:

  a string that encodes the exception

  Throws:

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the cause or the serializationPolicy are null

  SerializationException - if the result cannot be serialized

  UnexpectedException - if the result was an unexpected exception (a checked exception not declared in the serviceMethod's signature)

• encodeResponseForFailure

  public static java.lang.String encodeResponseForFailure(java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                          java.lang.Throwable cause,
                                          SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy,
                                          int flags)
                                                   throws SerializationException

  Throws:

  SerializationException

• encodeResponseForSuccess

  public static java.lang.String encodeResponseForSuccess(java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                          java.lang.Object object)
                                                   throws SerializationException

  Returns a string that encodes the object. It is an error to try to encode an object that is not assignable to the service method's return type.

  Parameters:

  serviceMethod - the method whose result we are encoding

  object - the instance that we wish to encode

  Returns:

  a string that encodes the object, if the object is compatible with the service method's declared return type

  Throws:

  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the result is not assignable to the service method's return type

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the service method is null

  SerializationException - if the result cannot be serialized

• encodeResponseForSuccess

  public static java.lang.String encodeResponseForSuccess(java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                          java.lang.Object object,
                                          SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy)
                                                   throws SerializationException

  Returns a string that encodes the object. It is an error to try to encode an object that is not assignable to the service method's return type.

  If the serializationPolicy parameter is not null, it is used to determine what types can be encoded as part of this response. If this parameter is null, then only subtypes of IsSerializable or types which have custom field serializers may be encoded.

  Parameters:

  serviceMethod - the method whose result we are encoding

  object - the instance that we wish to encode

  serializationPolicy - determines the serialization policy to be used

  Returns:

  a string that encodes the object, if the object is compatible with the service method's declared return type

  Throws:

  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the result is not assignable to the service method's return type

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the serviceMethod or the serializationPolicy are null

  SerializationException - if the result cannot be serialized

• encodeResponseForSuccess

  public static java.lang.String encodeResponseForSuccess(java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                          java.lang.Object object,
                                          SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy,
                                          int flags)
                                                   throws SerializationException

  Throws:

  SerializationException

• getDefaultSerializationPolicy

  public static SerializationPolicy getDefaultSerializationPolicy()

  Returns a default serialization policy.

  Returns:

  the default serialization policy.

• invokeAndEncodeResponse

  public static java.lang.String invokeAndEncodeResponse(java.lang.Object target,
                                         java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                         java.lang.Object[] args)
                                                  throws SerializationException

  Returns a string that encodes the result of calling a service method, which could be the value returned by the method or an exception thrown by it.

  This method does no security checking; security checking must be done on the method prior to this invocation.

  Parameters:

  target - instance on which to invoke the serviceMethod

  serviceMethod - the method to invoke

  args - arguments used for the method invocation

  Returns:

  a string which encodes either the method's return or a checked exception thrown by the method

  Throws:

  java.lang.SecurityException - if the method cannot be accessed or if the number or type of actual and formal arguments differ

  SerializationException - if an object could not be serialized by the stream

  UnexpectedException - if the serviceMethod throws a checked exception that is not declared in its signature

• invokeAndEncodeResponse

  public static java.lang.String invokeAndEncodeResponse(java.lang.Object target,
                                         java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                         java.lang.Object[] args,
                                         SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy)
                                                  throws SerializationException

  Returns a string that encodes the result of calling a service method, which could be the value returned by the method or an exception thrown by it.

  If the serializationPolicy parameter is not null, it is used to determine what types can be encoded as part of this response. If this parameter is null, then only subtypes of IsSerializable or types which have custom field serializers may be encoded.

  This method does no security checking; security checking must be done on the method prior to this invocation.

  Parameters:

  target - instance on which to invoke the serviceMethod

  serviceMethod - the method to invoke

  args - arguments used for the method invocation

  serializationPolicy - determines the serialization policy to be used

  Returns:

  a string which encodes either the method's return or a checked exception thrown by the method

  Throws:

  java.lang.NullPointerException - if the serviceMethod or the serializationPolicy are null

  java.lang.SecurityException - if the method cannot be accessed or if the number or type of actual and formal arguments differ

  SerializationException - if an object could not be serialized by the stream

  UnexpectedException - if the serviceMethod throws a checked exception that is not declared in its signature

• invokeAndEncodeResponse

  public static java.lang.String invokeAndEncodeResponse(java.lang.Object target,
                                         java.lang.reflect.Method serviceMethod,
                                         java.lang.Object[] args,
                                         SerializationPolicy serializationPolicy,
                                         int flags)
                                                  throws SerializationException

  Throws:

  SerializationException