code: /**
  Copyright (c) 2007-2013 Alysson Bessani, Eduardo Alchieri, Paulo Sousa, and the authors indicated in the @author tags
  
  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  You may obtain a copy of the License at
  
  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  
  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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  */
  package bftsmart.consensus.messages;
  
  /**
   * This class work as a factory of messages used in the paxos protocol.
   */
  public class MessageFactory{
  
      // constants for messages types
      public static final int PROPOSE = 44781;
      public static final int WRITE    = 44782;
      public static final int ACCEPT  = 44783;
  
      private int from; // Replica ID of the process which sent this message
  
      /**
       * Creates a message factory
       * @param from Replica ID of the process which sent this message
       */
      public MessageFactory(int from) {
  
          this.from = from;
  
      }
  
      /**
       * Creates a PROPOSE message to be sent by this process
       * @param id Consensus's execution ID
       * @param epoch Epoch number
       * @param value Proposed value
       * @param proof Proofs from other replicas
       * @return A paxos message of the PROPOSE type, with the specified id, epoch, value, and proof
       */
      public ConsensusMessage createPropose(int id, int epoch, byte[] value) {
  
          return new ConsensusMessage(PROPOSE, id, epoch, from, value);
  
      }
  
      /**
       * Creates a WRITE message to be sent by this process
       * @param id Consensus's execution ID
       * @param epoch Epoch number
       * @param value Write value
       * @return A das message of the WRITE type, with the specified id, epoch, and value
       */
      public ConsensusMessage createWrite(int id, int epoch, byte[] value) {
  
          return new ConsensusMessage(WRITE,id,epoch, from, value);
  
      }
  
      /**
       * Creates a WRITE message to be sent by this process
       * @param id Consensus's execution ID
       * @param epoch Epoch number
       * @param value Accepted value
       * @return A das message of the ACCEPT type, with the specified id, epoch, and value
       */
      public ConsensusMessage createAccept(int id, int epoch, byte[] value) {
  
          return new ConsensusMessage(ACCEPT,id,epoch, from, value);
  
      }
  
  
  }
  
  