BTGattDesc.java

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package org.direct_bt;
 
/**
  * Provides access to Bluetooth GATT descriptor.
  *
  * @see [Bluetooth Specification](https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/bluetooth-core-specification/)
  * @see [BlueZ GATT API](http://git.kernel.org/cgit/bluetooth/bluez.git/tree/doc/gatt-api.txt)
  */
public interface BTGattDesc extends BTObject
{
    /** Reads the value of this descriptor
      * @return A vector<uchar> containing data from this descriptor
      */
    public byte[] readValue();
 
    /** Writes the value of this descriptor.
      * @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 boolean writeValue(byte[] argValue) throws BTException;
 
    /** Get the UUID of this descriptor.
      * @return The 128 byte UUID of this descriptor, NULL if an error occurred
      */
    public String getUUID();
 
    /** Returns the characteristic to which this descriptor belongs to.
      * @return The characteristic.
      */
    public BTGattChar getCharacteristic();
 
    /** Returns the cached value of this descriptor, if any.
      * @return The cached value of this descriptor.
      */
    public byte[] getValue();
}