com.skype.connector.windows
Class WindowsConnector

java.lang.Object
  com.skype.connector.Connector
      com.skype.connector.windows.WindowsConnector

public final class WindowsConnector
extends Connector

A connector implementation for Windows based on the SWT libraries. Please, use Win32Connector if SWT is not an option for you.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.skype.connector.Connector

Connector.Status

Method Summary

protected Connector.Status	connect(int timeout) Implementation of the connect method for this connector.
protected void	disposeImpl() Clean up and disconnect.
String	getInstalledPath() Returns the location of Skype.exe file from the MS Windows registry (implicit it check if Skype is installed or not).
static WindowsConnector	getInstance() Gets the singleton instance of the WindowsConnector class.
protected void	initializeImpl() Initialize the connector.
boolean	isRunning() Checks if the Skype client is running or not.
protected void	sendApplicationName(String applicationName) Send the application name to the Skype Client.
protected void	sendCommand(String command) Send a command to the Skype client.

Methods inherited from class com.skype.connector.Connector

addConnectorListener, addConnectorListener, addConnectorListener, connect, dispose, execute, execute, execute, execute, execute, executeWithId, executeWithoutTimeout, fireMessageReceived, getApplicationName, getCommandTimeout, getConnectTimeout, getDebugOut, getStatus, getStringProperty, initialize, removeConnectorListener, sendProtocol, setApplicationName, setCommandTimeout, setConnectTimeout, setDebug, setDebugOut, setDebugOut, setInstance, setStatus, setStringProperty, useJNIConnector, waitForEndWithId

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static WindowsConnector getInstance()

Gets the singleton instance of the WindowsConnector class.

Returns:

the singleton instance of the WindowsConnector class

getInstalledPath

public String getInstalledPath()

Returns the location of Skype.exe file from the MS Windows registry (implicit it check if Skype is installed or not). Checks in the registry if the key: {HKCU\Software\Skype\Phone, SkypePath} exists; if not, it checks again but now for {HKLM\Software\Skype\Phone, SkypePath}; if HKCU key does not exist but the HKLM key is present, Skype has been installed from an administrator account has but not been used from the current account; otherwise there is no Skype installed.

Overrides:

getInstalledPath in class Connector

Returns:

the path to the Skype.exe file if Skype is installed or null.

isRunning

public boolean isRunning()
                  throws ConnectorException

Checks if the Skype client is running or not.

Overrides:

isRunning in class Connector

Returns:

true if the Skype client is runnunig; false otherwise

Throws:

ConnectorException - if checking the Skype client status failed

initializeImpl

protected void initializeImpl()
                       throws ConnectorException

Initialize the connector.

Specified by:

initializeImpl in class Connector

Parameters:

timeout - Maximum amout of time in millieseconds to initialize.

Throws:

ConnectorException - when initialization cannot be completed.

connect

protected Connector.Status connect(int timeout)
                            throws ConnectorException

Implementation of the connect method for this connector.

Specified by:

connect in class Connector

Parameters:

timeout - maximum amout of time to connect.

Returns:

Status after connecting.

Throws:

ConnectorException - when connection could not be established.

sendApplicationName

protected void sendApplicationName(String applicationName)
                            throws ConnectorException

Send the application name to the Skype Client.

Overrides:

sendApplicationName in class Connector

Parameters:

applicationName - the new applicationname.

Throws:

ConnectorException - when connection to Skype client has gone bad.

disposeImpl

protected void disposeImpl()

Clean up and disconnect.

Specified by:

disposeImpl in class Connector

sendCommand

protected void sendCommand(String command)

Send a command to the Skype client.

Specified by:

sendCommand in class Connector

Parameters:

command - The command to send.