HIDtoVPADNetworkClient/src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/Controller.java

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package net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.controller;
/**
* Main controller interface, extended by controller drivers.
* <br><br>
* See {@link LinuxDevInputController} for a full implementation.
* @author ash
*/
public interface Controller {
/**
* Sets up the driver.
* <br>
* During this method call, a connection will be made with the controller hardware (if required).
*
* @param arg Driver-specific init argument, see {@link ControllerManager} and {@link ControllerDetector}.
* @return Whether initialization was successful.
*/
public boolean initController(Object arg);
/**
* Allocates and returns a copy of the latest data available from the controller.
*
* @return A ControllerData instance containing the latest controller data.
*/
public ControllerData getLatestData();
/**
* Used to tell a driver whether or not to poll the controller.
* <br>
* Is currently only ever used to initialize a driver (poll=true).
* destroy() is called for deinitialization.
* <br><br>
* <i>Candidate to be removed during refactoring.</i>
*
* @param poll Whether or not the driver should poll the controller.
*/
public void setPollingState(boolean poll);
/**
* Destroys the controller driver.
* <br>
* Will not return until all threads are stopped and resources are freed.
*/
public void destroy();
/**
* Sets the deviceSlot and padSlot to be returned by {@link #getDeviceSlot() getDeviceSlot} and {@link #getPadSlot() getPadSlot}.
* @param deviceSlot Value to be returned by {@link #getDeviceSlot() getDeviceSlot}
* @param padSlot Value to be returned by {@link #getPadSlot() getPadSlot}
*/
public void setSlotData(short deviceSlot, byte padSlot);
/**
* Gets the previously set device slot (see {@link #setSlotData(short, byte) setSlotData})
* @return The controller's device slot.
*/
public short getDeviceSlot();
/**
* Gets the previously set pad slot (see {@link #setSlotData(short, byte) setSlotData})
* @return The controller's pad slot.
*/
public byte getPadSlot();
/**
* Returns a unique handle for this controller driver.
* <br>
* Please note that this is unique to the <i>driver</i>, not the controller it's connected to.
* @return The driver's handle.
*/
public int getHandle();
/**
* Gets the controller's ID. This is often identical to the argument to {@link #initController(Object) initController}.
* @return The controller's ID.
*/
public String getID();
}