Package com.openfin.desktop.channel

Class Channel

java.lang.Object

com.openfin.desktop.channel.Channel

public class Channel
extends java.lang.Object

The Channel object allows an OpenFin application to create a channel as a ChannelProvider, or connect to a channel as a ChannelClient.

Author:

Anthony

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static ProtocolOptions	CLASSIC_PROTOCOL
static ProtocolOptions	RTC_PROTOCOL

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Channel(java.lang.String name, DesktopConnection desktopConnection)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	addChannelListener(ChannelListener listener)
void	addEventListener(java.lang.String type, EventListener listener, AckListener callback)	Registers an event listener on the specified event
protected void	addEventListener(org.json.JSONObject subscriptionObject, EventListener listener, AckListener callback)	Registers an event listener on the specified event
void	connect(AsyncCallback<ChannelClient> callback)	Deprecated. use connectAsync(Object) instead
void	connect(ProtocolOptions protocolType, AsyncCallback<ChannelClient> callback)	Deprecated. use connectAsync(Object, ProtocolOptions) } instead
java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient>	connectAsync()	Connect to a channel provider
java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient>	connectAsync(java.lang.Boolean noWait, java.lang.Object connectPayload, ProtocolOptions protocolType)	Connect to a channel provider
java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient>	connectAsync(java.lang.Object connectPayload)	Connect to a channel provider
java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient>	connectAsync(java.lang.Object connectPayload, ProtocolOptions protocolType)	Connect to a channel provider
void	create(AsyncCallback<ChannelProvider> callback)
void	create(AsyncCallback<ChannelProvider> callback, ProtocolOptions protocolType)	Deprecated. use createAsync() instead
java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelProvider>	createAsync()
java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelProvider>	createAsync(java.util.List<ProtocolOptions> protocolList)
protected void	fireChannelConnectEvent(ConnectionEvent event)
protected void	fireChannelDisconnectEvent(ConnectionEvent event)
DesktopConnection	getDesktopConnection()
java.lang.String	getName()	Get the name of the channel
boolean	hasClient()	Check if the channel has client connected
boolean	hasProvider()	Check if the channel has provider created
java.lang.Object	invokeAction(EndpointIdentity targetIdentity, java.lang.String action, java.lang.Object actionPayload, org.json.JSONObject senderIdentity)
void	processConnection(org.json.JSONObject payload, org.json.JSONObject ackToSenderPayload)
java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture<Ack>	raiseEvent(java.lang.String type, org.json.JSONObject eventObject)	Raise a channel event to Runtime
boolean	removeChannelListener(ChannelListener listener)
void	removeEventListener(java.lang.String type, EventListener listener, AckListener callback)	Removes a previously registered event listener from the specified event

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

CLASSIC_PROTOCOL

public static final ProtocolOptions CLASSIC_PROTOCOL

RTC_PROTOCOL

public static final ProtocolOptions RTC_PROTOCOL

Constructor Details

Channel

public Channel(java.lang.String name, DesktopConnection desktopConnection)

Method Details

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of the channel

Returns:

name of the channel

getDesktopConnection

public DesktopConnection getDesktopConnection()

createAsync

public java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelProvider> createAsync()

createAsync

public java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelProvider> createAsync(java.util.List<ProtocolOptions> protocolList)

create

public void create(AsyncCallback<ChannelProvider> callback)

create

public void create(AsyncCallback<ChannelProvider> callback, ProtocolOptions protocolType)

Deprecated.

use createAsync() instead

Create a new channel.

Parameters:

callback - The callback that receives the wrapped ChannelProvider object

protocolType - Type of protocol (CLASSIC or RTC)

connectAsync

public java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient> connectAsync()

Connect to a channel provider

Returns:

A new CompletionStage for the channel client

connectAsync

public java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient> connectAsync(java.lang.Object connectPayload)

Connect to a channel provider

Parameters:

connectPayload - connection payload

Returns:

A new CompletionStage for the channel client

connectAsync

public java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient> connectAsync(java.lang.Object connectPayload, ProtocolOptions protocolType)

Connect to a channel provider

Parameters:

connectPayload - connection payload

protocolType - requested protocol type for the channel

Returns:

A new CompletionStage for the channel client

connectAsync

public java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage<ChannelClient> connectAsync(java.lang.Boolean noWait, java.lang.Object connectPayload, ProtocolOptions protocolType)

Connect to a channel provider

Parameters:

noWait - true if the request does not wait when the channel provider is not active

connectPayload - connection payload

protocolType - requested protocol type for the channel

Returns:

A new CompletionStage for the channel client

connect

public void connect(AsyncCallback<ChannelClient> callback)

Deprecated.

use connectAsync(Object) instead

Connect to the channel.

Parameters:

callback - The callback that receives the wrapped ChannelClient object

connect

public void connect(ProtocolOptions protocolType, AsyncCallback<ChannelClient> callback)

Deprecated.

use connectAsync(Object, ProtocolOptions) } instead

Connect to the channel.

Parameters:

callback - The callback that receives the wrapped ChannelClient object

protocolType - Type of protocol ("classic" or "rtc")

hasProvider

public boolean hasProvider()

Check if the channel has provider created

Returns:

if the channel provider exists.

hasClient

public boolean hasClient()

Check if the channel has client connected

Returns:

true if a channel client exists

invokeAction

public java.lang.Object invokeAction(EndpointIdentity targetIdentity, java.lang.String action, java.lang.Object actionPayload, org.json.JSONObject senderIdentity)

addChannelListener

public boolean addChannelListener(ChannelListener listener)

removeChannelListener

public boolean removeChannelListener(ChannelListener listener)

fireChannelConnectEvent

protected void fireChannelConnectEvent(ConnectionEvent event)

fireChannelDisconnectEvent

protected void fireChannelDisconnectEvent(ConnectionEvent event)

processConnection

public void processConnection(org.json.JSONObject payload, org.json.JSONObject ackToSenderPayload) throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

addEventListener

protected void addEventListener(org.json.JSONObject subscriptionObject, EventListener listener, AckListener callback) throws DesktopException

Registers an event listener on the specified event

     Supported system event types are:
 

Parameters:

subscriptionObject - A JSON object containing subscription information such as the topic and type

listener - EventListener for the event

callback - AckListener for the request

Throws:

DesktopException - if this method fails to add event listener specified

See Also:

EventListener, AckListener

addEventListener

public void addEventListener(java.lang.String type, EventListener listener, AckListener callback) throws DesktopException

Registers an event listener on the specified event

     Supported system event types are:
 

Parameters:

type - Type of the event

listener - EventListener for the event

callback - AckListener for the request

Throws:

DesktopException - if this method fails to add event listener specified

See Also:

EventListener, AckListener

removeEventListener

public void removeEventListener(java.lang.String type, EventListener listener, AckListener callback) throws DesktopException

Removes a previously registered event listener from the specified event

Parameters:

type - Type of the event

listener - EventListener for the event

callback - AckListener for the request

Throws:

DesktopException - if this method fails to remove event listener specified

See Also:

DesktopException, EventListener, AckListener

raiseEvent

public java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture<Ack> raiseEvent(java.lang.String type, org.json.JSONObject eventObject) throws DesktopException

Raise a channel event to Runtime

Parameters:

type - type of event

eventObject - event payload

Returns:

CompletableFuture with Ack object

Throws:

DesktopException - DesktopException

See Also:

Ack