1// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format 2// Copyright 2008 Google Inc. All rights reserved. 3// http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/ 4// 5// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 6// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are 7// met: 8// 9// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 10// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 11// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above 12// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 13// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the 14// distribution. 15// * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its 16// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from 17// this software without specific prior written permission. 18// 19// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS 20// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT 21// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR 22// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT 23// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 24// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT 25// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 26// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 27// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 28// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE 29// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 30 31package com.google.protobuf; 32 33/** 34 * Blocking equivalent to {@link Service}. 35 * 36 * @author kenton@google.com Kenton Varda 37 * @author cpovirk@google.com Chris Povirk 38 */ 39public interface BlockingService { 40 /** 41 * Equivalent to {@link Service#getDescriptorForType}. 42 */ 43 Descriptors.ServiceDescriptor getDescriptorForType(); 44 45 /** 46 * Equivalent to {@link Service#callMethod}, except that 47 * {@code callBlockingMethod()} returns the result of the RPC or throws a 48 * {@link ServiceException} if there is a failure, rather than passing the 49 * information to a callback. 50 */ 51 Message callBlockingMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, 52 RpcController controller, 53 Message request) throws ServiceException; 54 55 /** 56 * Equivalent to {@link Service#getRequestPrototype}. 57 */ 58 Message getRequestPrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method); 59 60 /** 61 * Equivalent to {@link Service#getResponsePrototype}. 62 */ 63 Message getResponsePrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method); 64} 65