1 /* 2 * JORAM: Java(TM) Open Reliable Asynchronous Messaging 3 * Copyright (C) 2001 - ScalAgent Distributed Technologies 4 * Copyright (C) 1996 - Dyade 5 * 6 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 7 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public 8 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 9 * version 2.1 of the License, or any later version. 10 * 11 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 14 * Lesser General Public License for more details. 15 * 16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 17 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software 18 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 19 * USA. 20 * 21 * Initial developer(s): Jeff Mesnil (INRIA) 22 * Contributor(s): Nicolas Tachker (ScalAgent) 23 */ 24 package com.scalagent.kjoram.messages; 25 26 /** 27 * The <code>MessageType</code> interface defines the various types of 28 * MOM messages. 29 * <p> 30 * MOM messages are defined by the type of data they actually carry. 31 */ 32 public interface MessageType 33 { 34 /** A simple message carries an empty body. */ 35 public static final int SIMPLE = 0; 36 37 /** A text message carries a String body. */ 38 public static final int TEXT = 1; 39 40 /** An object message carries a serializable object. */ 41 //public static final int OBJECT = 2; 42 43 /** A map message carries an hashtable. */ 44 public static final int MAP = 3; 45 46 /** A stream message carries a bytes stream. */ 47 public static final int STREAM = 4; 48 49 /** A bytes message carries an array of bytes. */ 50 public static final int BYTES = 5; 51 } 52