MessageReader (Providence Core 1.10.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileMessageReader, IOMessageReader
```
public interface MessageReader
extends java.io.Closeable
```
An interface for reading messages and service calls.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<Message extends PMessage<Message,Field>,Field extends PField> Message`	`read(PMessageDescriptor<Message,Field> descriptor)`	Read a message from the stream.
`<Message extends PMessage<Message,Field>,Field extends PField> PServiceCall<Message,Field>`	`read(PService service)`	Read a service call from the stream.

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable
close

- Method Detail
  - read
```
<Message extends PMessage<Message,Field>,Field extends PField> Message read(PMessageDescriptor<Message,Field> descriptor)
                                                                                 throws java.io.IOException
```
    Read a message from the stream.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    Message - The message type.
    
    Field - The message field type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    descriptor - The descriptor for the message to be read.
    
    Returns:
    
    The message read.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - If the message could not be read.
  - read
```
<Message extends PMessage<Message,Field>,Field extends PField> PServiceCall<Message,Field> read(PService service)
                                                                                                           throws java.io.IOException
```
    Read a service call from the stream.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    Message - The type of the contained params or response message.
    
    Field - The field type of the contained params or response message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    service - The service whose call should be read.
    
    Returns:
    
    The service call read.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - If the service call could not be read.