//******************************************************************************
//
// File:    ObjectItemBuf.java
// Package: edu.rit.mp.buf
// Unit:    Class edu.rit.mp.buf.ObjectItemBuf
//
// This Java source file is copyright (C) 2009 by Alan Kaminsky. All rights
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// ark@cs.rit.edu.
//
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package edu.rit.mp.buf;

import edu.rit.mp.Buf;
import edu.rit.mp.ObjectBuf;

import edu.rit.pj.reduction.ObjectOp;
import edu.rit.pj.reduction.Op;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Class ObjectItemBuf provides a buffer for a single object item sent or
 * received using the Message Protocol (MP). While an instance of class
 * ObjectItemBuf may be constructed directly, normally you will use a factory
 * method in class {@linkplain edu.rit.mp.ObjectBuf ObjectBuf}. See that
 * class for further information.
 *
 * @param    Data type of the objects in the buffer.
 *
 * @author  Alan Kaminsky
 * @version 23-Mar-2009
 */
public class ObjectItemBuf
	extends ObjectBuf
	{

// Exported data members.

	/**
	 * Object item to be sent or received.
	 */
	public T item;

// Exported constructors.

	/**
	 * Construct a new object item buffer.
	 */
	public ObjectItemBuf()
		{
		super (1);
		}

	/**
	 * Construct a new object item buffer with the given initial value.
	 *
	 * @param  item  Initial value of the {@link #item} field.
	 */
	public ObjectItemBuf
		(T item)
		{
		super (1);
		this.item = item;
		}

// Exported operations.

	/**
	 * Obtain the given item from this buffer.
	 * 

	 * The get() method must not block the calling thread; if it does,
	 * all message I/O in MP will be blocked.
	 *
	 * @param  i  Item index in the range 0 .. length()-1.
	 *
	 * @return  Item at index i.
	 */
	public T get
		(int i)
		{
		return this.item;
		}

	/**
	 * Store the given item in this buffer.
	 * 

	 * The put() method must not block the calling thread; if it does,
	 * all message I/O in MP will be blocked.
	 *
	 * @param  i     Item index in the range 0 .. length()-1.
	 * @param  item  Item to be stored at index i.
	 */
	public void put
		(int i,
		 T item)
		{
		this.item = item;
		reset();
		}

	/**
	 * Create a buffer for performing parallel reduction using the given binary
	 * operation. The results of the reduction are placed into this buffer.
	 *
	 * @param  op  Binary operation.
	 *
	 * @exception  ClassCastException
	 *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if this buffer's element data type and
	 *     the given binary operation's argument data type are not the same.
	 */
	public Buf getReductionBuf
		(Op op)
		{
		return new ObjectItemReductionBuf (this, (ObjectOp) op);
		}

	}