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 * Author: Andrei Vasiliu <andrei.vasiliu@intel.com>
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package tinyb;

import java.util.*;

/**
  * Provides access to Bluetooth GATT characteristic. Follows the BlueZ adapter API
  * available at: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/bluetooth/bluez.git/tree/doc/gatt-api.txt
  */
public class BluetoothGattCharacteristic extends BluetoothObject
{
    private long nativeInstance;

    public native BluetoothType getBluetoothType();
    public native BluetoothGattCharacteristic clone();

    /* D-Bus method calls: */
    /** Reads the value of this characteristic.
      * @return A std::vector<unsgined char> containing the value of this characteristic.
      */
    public native byte[] readValue();

    /** Writes the value of this characteristic.
      * @param[in] arg_value The data as vector<uchar>
      * to be written packed in a GBytes struct
      * @return TRUE if value was written succesfully
      */
    public native boolean writeValue(byte[] argValue);

    public native boolean startNotify();

    public native boolean stopNotify();

    /* D-Bus property accessors: */
    /** Get the UUID of this characteristic.
      * @return The 128 byte UUID of this characteristic, NULL if an error occurred
      */
    public native String getUuid();

    /** Returns the service to which this characteristic belongs to.
      * @return The service.
      */
    public native BluetoothGattService getService();

    /** Returns the cached value of this characteristic, if any.
      * @return The cached value of this characteristic.
      */
    public native byte[] getValue();

    /** Returns true if notification for changes of this characteristic are
      * activated.
      * @return True if notificatios are activated.
      */
    public native boolean getNotifying();

    /** Returns the flags this characterstic has.
      * @return A list of flags for this characteristic.
      */
    public native String[] getFlags();

    /** Returns a list of BluetoothGattDescriptors this characteristic exposes.
      * @return A list of BluetoothGattDescriptors exposed by this characteristic
      * NULL if an error occurred
      */
    public native List<BluetoothGattDescriptor> getDescriptors();

    private native void init(BluetoothGattCharacteristic obj);

    private native void delete();

    private BluetoothGattCharacteristic(long instance)
    {
        super(instance);
        nativeInstance = instance;
    }

    protected void finalize()
    {
        delete();
    }
}