prestonbane/src/engine/net/client/handlers/AbstractClientMsgHandler.java

package engine.net.client.handlers;

import engine.exception.MsgSendException;
import engine.net.client.ClientConnection;
import engine.net.client.msg.ClientNetMsg;

/* @Summary: This is the abstract class from which all message handlers
 *           for mainline application protocol derive.  Namely those
 *           routed and executed via ClientMessageHandler.
 */

public abstract class AbstractClientMsgHandler {
    private final Class<? extends ClientNetMsg> handler;

    public AbstractClientMsgHandler(Class<? extends ClientNetMsg> handler) {
        this.handler = handler;
    }

    public boolean handleNetMsg(ClientNetMsg msg) {

        boolean executionSucceded;

        try {
            executionSucceded = _handleNetMsg(msg, (ClientConnection) msg.getOrigin());
        } catch (MsgSendException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            executionSucceded = false;
        }

        return executionSucceded;
    }

    protected abstract boolean _handleNetMsg(ClientNetMsg msg, ClientConnection origin) throws MsgSendException;
}