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Interface IDistributedServices

All Known Implementing Classes:

DistributedServicesMiddleware

public interface IDistributedServices

Definition of the global service access point.

Method Summary

void	connect() Connect the process to the system using default value, that is, without communication delays or errors.
void	connect(ReliabilitySetting setting) Connect the process to the system using reliability settings.
void	connect(ReliabilitySetting setting, int localPort) Connect the process to the system using reliability settings and a specific TCP port.
void	disconnect() Disconnect the process from the system
IBroadcast	getBasicBroadcastService()
ICommunication	getCommunicationService()
IIdentification	getIdentificationService()
IBroadcast	getReliableBroadcastService()

Method Detail

connect

void connect()
             throws CommunicationException

Connect the process to the system using default value, that is, without communication delays or errors.

Throws:

CommunicationException - in case of problem during the connection

connect

void connect(ReliabilitySetting setting)
             throws CommunicationException

Connect the process to the system using reliability settings.

Parameters:

setting - reliability settings to use for the current process

Throws:

CommunicationException - in case of problem during the connection

connect

void connect(ReliabilitySetting setting,
             int localPort)
             throws CommunicationException

Connect the process to the system using reliability settings and a specific TCP port.

Parameters:

setting - reliability settings to use for the current process

localPort - TCP port to be used by the server socket of the communication layer

Throws:

CommunicationException - in case of problem during the connection

disconnect

void disconnect()

Disconnect the process from the system

getCommunicationService

ICommunication getCommunicationService()

Returns:

the communication service access point

getIdentificationService

IIdentification getIdentificationService()

Returns:

the identification service access point

getBasicBroadcastService

IBroadcast getBasicBroadcastService()

Returns:

the basic broadcast service access point

getReliableBroadcastService

IBroadcast getReliableBroadcastService()

Returns:

the reliable broadcast service access point