org.yamcs.xtce

Class DataEncoding

java.lang.Object

org.yamcs.xtce.DataEncoding

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BinaryDataEncoding, BooleanDataEncoding, FloatDataEncoding, IntegerDataEncoding, StringDataEncoding

public abstract class DataEncoding
extends Object
implements Serializable

Describes how a particular piece of data is sent or received from some non-native, off-platform device. (e.g. a spacecraft) DIFFERS_FROM_XTCE: XTCE defines known encodings for the usual types (e.g. twosComplement for signed integers) and allows a catch all using a BinaryDataEncoding with a custom algorithm. We consider this approach as flawed and inconsistent: whereas FloatDataEncoding converts from binary to float, IntegerDataEncoding converts from binary to integer, etc, the BinaryDataEncoding would convert from binary to anything and it cannot be known into what by just looking at it. Therefore in Yamcs we allow the catch all custom algorithm for all encodings and the BinaryDataEncoding can only convert from binary to binary.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected int	sizeInBits size in bits if known.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ByteOrder	getByteOrder()
Set<Parameter>	getDependentParameters()
Algorithm	getFromBinaryTransformAlgorithm()
int	getSizeInBits() Returns the size in bits of data encoded according to this encoding.
abstract Object	parseString(String stringValue) parses the string into a java object of the correct type Has to match the DataEncodingDecoder (so probably it should be moved there somehow: TODO)
void	setByteOrder(ByteOrder order)
void	setFromBinaryTransformAlgorithm(Algorithm fromBinaryTransformAlgorithm)
void	setSizeInBits(int sizeInBits)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

sizeInBits

protected int sizeInBits

size in bits if known. If the size in bits is variable, it should be set to -1.

Method Detail

getSizeInBits

public int getSizeInBits()

Returns the size in bits of data encoded according to this encoding. For some encodings like StringDataEncoding the size may be variable (depending on the data to be encoded). In this cases it returns -1.

Returns:

size in bits or -1 if the size is unknown

setSizeInBits

public void setSizeInBits(int sizeInBits)

getByteOrder

public ByteOrder getByteOrder()

setByteOrder

public void setByteOrder(ByteOrder order)

parseString

public abstract Object parseString(String stringValue)

parses the string into a java object of the correct type Has to match the DataEncodingDecoder (so probably it should be moved there somehow: TODO)

getFromBinaryTransformAlgorithm

public Algorithm getFromBinaryTransformAlgorithm()

setFromBinaryTransformAlgorithm

public void setFromBinaryTransformAlgorithm(Algorithm fromBinaryTransformAlgorithm)

getDependentParameters

public Set<Parameter> getDependentParameters()