CardReader (Calypsonet Terminal Reader API - 1.3.1-SNAPSHOT)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurableCardReader, ObservableCardReader
```
public interface CardReader
```
Card reader driving the underlying hardware to manage the card detection.

Since:

1.0.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the reader.
`boolean`	`isCardPresent()`	Checks if the card is present.
`boolean`	`isContactless()`	Checks if the card communication mode is contactless.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of the reader.
    
    Returns:
    
    A non-empty string containing the name of the reader.
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0
  - isContactless
```
boolean isContactless()
```
    Checks if the card communication mode is contactless.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the communication mode is contactless else false.
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0
  - isCardPresent
```
boolean isCardPresent()
```
    Checks if the card is present.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a card is inserted in the reader else false.
    
    Throws:
    
    ReaderCommunicationException - If the communication with the reader has failed.
    
    Since:
    
    1.0.0