/** * $RCSfile$ * $Revision: 1200 $ * $Date: 2005-04-04 03:36:48 -0300 (Mon, 04 Apr 2005) $ * * Copyright (C) 2004 Jive Software. All rights reserved. * * This software is published under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL), * a copy of which is included in this distribution. */ package org.jivesoftware.openfire; import org.xmpp.packet.Packet; import org.jivesoftware.openfire.auth.UnauthorizedException; /** * Delivers packets to locally connected streams. This is the opposite * of the packet transporter. * * @author Iain Shigeoka */ public interface PacketDeliverer { /** * Delivers the given packet based on packet recipient and sender. The * deliverer defers actual routing decisions to other classes. * <h2>Warning</h2> * Be careful to enforce concurrency DbC of concurrent by synchronizing * any accesses to class resources. * * @param packet the packet to route * @throws PacketException if the packet is null or the packet could not be routed. */ public void deliver(Packet packet) throws UnauthorizedException, PacketException; }