//******************************************************************************
//
// File:    Message.java
// Package: edu.rit.pj.cluster
// Unit:    Class edu.rit.pj.cluster.Message
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package edu.rit.pj.cluster;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Externalizable;
import java.io.ObjectInput;
import java.io.ObjectOutput;

/**
 * Class Message is the abstract base class for a message sent to a process in
 * the PJ cluster middleware.
 *
 * @author  Alan Kaminsky
 * @version 20-Nov-2006
 */
public abstract class Message
	implements Externalizable
	{

// Exported constants.

	/**
	 * The message tag for a message from a job backend process.
	 */
	public static final int FROM_JOB_BACKEND = 1;

	/**
	 * The message tag for a message from a job frontend process.
	 */
	public static final int FROM_JOB_FRONTEND = 2;

	/**
	 * The message tag for a message from a job launcher process.
	 */
	public static final int FROM_JOB_LAUNCHER = 3;

	/**
	 * The message tag for a message from a job scheduler process.
	 */
	public static final int FROM_JOB_SCHEDULER = 4;

	/**
	 * The message tag for a message containing data to write to a file.
	 */
	public static final int FILE_WRITE_DATA = 5;

	/**
	 * The message tag for a message containing data read from a file.
	 */
	public static final int FILE_READ_DATA = 6;

// Hidden data members.

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -3891573184096499571L;

	private int myTag;

// Exported constructors.

	/**
	 * Construct a new message.
	 */
	public Message()
		{
		}

	/**
	 * Construct a new message with the given message tag.
	 *
	 * @param  theTag  Message tag to use when sending this message.
	 */
	public Message
		(int theTag)
		{
		myTag = theTag;
		}

// Exported operations.

	/**
	 * Get the message tag to use when sending this message.
	 *
	 * @return  Message tag.
	 */
	public int getTag()
		{
		return myTag;
		}

	}