org.resilientedge.jockey.peerbridge
Class PBAbstractDirectory

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

PBDirectory

public abstract class PBAbstractDirectory

extends java.lang.Object

implements PBDirectory

Provides peer/peer group discovery. This is the base implementation of a PBDirectory.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $

Author:

John Gardner

Constructor Summary

PBAbstractDirectory()

Method Summary

abstract void	createGroup(PBPeerGroup group) Create a new peer group at the global (world-accessible) net group level.
abstract java.util.Vector	findGroups(int timeout) Locate groups on the network, until a time limit is reached.
abstract PBFindMarker	findGroupsAsync(int timeout) Locate groups on the network, asynchronously, until a time limit is reached.
abstract java.util.Vector	findPeers(int timeout) Locate peers on the network, until a time limit is reached.
abstract PBFindMarker	findPeersAsync(int timeout) Locate peers on the network, asynchronously, until a time limit is reached.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.resilientedge.jockey.peerbridge.PBDirectory

findApps, findAppsAsync

Constructor Detail

PBAbstractDirectory

public PBAbstractDirectory()

Method Detail

findPeers

public abstract java.util.Vector findPeers(int timeout)

Locate peers on the network, until a time limit is reached.

Specified by:

findPeers in interface PBDirectory

Parameters:

timeout - number of seconds to look for peers

Returns:

Description of the Returned Value

findPeersAsync

public abstract PBFindMarker findPeersAsync(int timeout)

Locate peers on the network, asynchronously, until a time limit is reached.

Specified by:

findPeersAsync in interface PBDirectory

Parameters:

timeout - number of seconds to look for peers

Returns:

marker representing the find attempt

findGroups

public abstract java.util.Vector findGroups(int timeout)

Locate groups on the network, until a time limit is reached.

Specified by:

findGroups in interface PBDirectory

Parameters:

timeout - number of seconds to look for groups

Returns:

Description of the Returned Value

findGroupsAsync

public abstract PBFindMarker findGroupsAsync(int timeout)

Locate groups on the network, asynchronously, until a time limit is reached.

Specified by:

findGroupsAsync in interface PBDirectory

Parameters:

timeout - number of seconds to look for groups

Returns:

marker representing the find attempt

createGroup

public abstract void createGroup(PBPeerGroup group)

Create a new peer group at the global (world-accessible) net group level.

Specified by:

createGroup in interface PBDirectory

Parameters:

group - Description of Parameter