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package io.netty.handler.codec.socks;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;

An abstract class that defines a SocksMessage, providing common properties for SocksRequest and SocksResponse. 
See Also:
SocksRequest
SocksResponse/**
 * An abstract class that defines a SocksMessage, providing common properties for
 * {@link SocksRequest} and {@link SocksResponse}.
 *
 * @see SocksRequest
 * @see SocksResponse
 */

public abstract class SocksMessage {
    private final SocksMessageType type;
    private final SocksProtocolVersion protocolVersion = SocksProtocolVersion.SOCKS5;

    protected SocksMessage(SocksMessageType type) {
        if (type == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("type");
        }
        this.type = type;
    }

    
Returns the SocksMessageType of this SocksMessage 
Returns:
The SocksMessageType of this SocksMessage/**
     * Returns the {@link SocksMessageType} of this {@link SocksMessage}
     *
     * @return The {@link SocksMessageType} of this {@link SocksMessage}
     */
    public SocksMessageType type() {
        return type;
    }

    
Returns the SocksProtocolVersion of this SocksMessage 
Returns:
The SocksProtocolVersion of this SocksMessage/**
     * Returns the {@link SocksProtocolVersion} of this {@link SocksMessage}
     *
     * @return The {@link SocksProtocolVersion} of this {@link SocksMessage}
     */
    public SocksProtocolVersion protocolVersion() {
        return protocolVersion;
    }

    
Deprecated:
Do not use; this method was intended for an internal use only./**
     * @deprecated Do not use; this method was intended for an internal use only.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public abstract void encodeAsByteBuf(ByteBuf byteBuf);
}