private int numberOfMessages;
    private int messageLength;
    private byte[] data;

    /**
     * Gets the current state of the named pipe
     * @return the namedPipeState
     */
    public int getNamedPipeState() {
        return this.namedPipeState;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the amount of data available to read from the pipe
     * @return the readDataAvailable
     */
    public int getReadDataAvailable() {