package altbit;

import java.io.*;

/** The Message class is a utility class for passing messages
  * between a sending a receiving machine in the alternating
  * bit protocol.  The Message is serializable and can be
  * sent to processes on separate machines.
  */
public class Message implements Serializable {

  private String msg = "";
  private int alternatingBit;

  /** Creates a Message object.
    */
  public Message(String msg, int alternatingBit) {
    this.msg = msg;
    this.alternatingBit = alternatingBit;
  }

  /** Returns the stored message.
    */
  public String getMessage() { return msg; }

  /** Returns the alternating bit of the Message.
    */
  public int getAlternatingBit() { return alternatingBit; }

}