org.compass.gps
Interface CompassGps

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompassGpsInterfaceDevice, JpaCompassGps

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCompassGps, DefaultJpaCompassGps, DualCompassGps, SingleCompassGps

public interface CompassGps

CompassGps is responsible for managing CompassGpsDevices. It can hold one or more devices, and manage their lifecycle. It is also resposible for creating an abstraction between devices and their repectice Compass instances, as part of the internal contract between CompassGps and its devices and should not be used by a non-device code (see CompassGpsInterfaceDevice).

Author:

kimchy

Method Summary

void	addGpsDevice(CompassGpsDevice gpsDevice) Adds a CompassGpsDevice to be managed.
void	index() Indexes all the different devices (by calling their respective index() operation.
boolean	isPerformingIndexOperation() Retuns true if the devide performs the index operaiton.
boolean	isRunning() Return true is started.
void	setGpsDevices(CompassGpsDevice[] devices) Sets a list of CompassGpsDevices that will be managed.
void	start() Start CompassGps (also starts all the devices).
void	stop() Stops CompassGps (also starts all the devices).

Method Detail

addGpsDevice

void addGpsDevice(CompassGpsDevice gpsDevice)

Adds a CompassGpsDevice to be managed.

Parameters:

gpsDevice -

setGpsDevices

void setGpsDevices(CompassGpsDevice[] devices)

Sets a list of CompassGpsDevices that will be managed.

Parameters:

devices -

start

void start()
           throws CompassGpsException

Start CompassGps (also starts all the devices).

Throws:

CompassGpsException

stop

void stop()
          throws CompassGpsException

Stops CompassGps (also starts all the devices).

Throws:

CompassGpsException

isRunning

boolean isRunning()

Return true is started.

isPerformingIndexOperation

boolean isPerformingIndexOperation()

Retuns true if the devide performs the index operaiton.

index

void index()
           throws CompassGpsException,
                  IllegalStateException

Indexes all the different devices (by calling their respective index() operation.

Throws:

CompassGpsException

IllegalStateException