org.jnetstream.capture
Interface CapturePacketInput<T extends CapturePacket>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PacketInputStream

public interface CapturePacketInput<T extends CapturePacket>

CapturePacketInput interface reads CapturePacket objects from underlying storage or stream which is defined by the class implementing this interface.

Author:

Mark Bednarczyk, Sly Technologies, Inc.

Method Summary

T	readPacket() Read and return a StreamPacket object.

Method Detail

readPacket

T readPacket()
                                   throws java.io.IOException

Read and return a StreamPacket object. The class that implements this interface defines where the object is "read" from.

Returns:

the CapturePacket object read from storage or stream

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if any of the usual InputOutput related exceptions occur