service
Class Service

java.lang.Object
  service.Service

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicBroadcastService, IdentificationService, ProxyCommunication, ReliableBroadcastService

public abstract class Service
extends java.lang.Object

Skeleton of a service that has to be specialized for implementing a new service

Field Summary

protected SynchronizedBuffer<Message>	buffer Buffer containing the received messages for the service
protected ICommunication	commElt Communication element to use to send messages to service parts on other processes
protected MessageDispatcher	dispatcher The message dispatcher to use for associating the current service with its type of message
protected MessageType	myType The type of the service

Constructor Summary

Service()

Method Summary

void	initialize(MessageDispatcher dispatcher, ICommunication commElt, MessageType myType) Initialize the service: register the service on the message dispatcher
protected void	sendMessage(Message msg) Send a message, tagged with the type of the service, to a given process (more precisely, to the service of the same type on this process)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

dispatcher

protected MessageDispatcher dispatcher

The message dispatcher to use for associating the current service with its type of message

commElt

protected ICommunication commElt

Communication element to use to send messages to service parts on other processes

buffer

protected SynchronizedBuffer<Message> buffer

Buffer containing the received messages for the service

myType

protected MessageType myType

The type of the service

Constructor Detail

Service

public Service()

Method Detail

sendMessage

protected void sendMessage(Message msg)
                    throws CommunicationException

Send a message, tagged with the type of the service, to a given process (more precisely, to the service of the same type on this process)

Parameters:

msg - the message to send

Throws:

CommunicationException

initialize

public void initialize(MessageDispatcher dispatcher,
                       ICommunication commElt,
                       MessageType myType)

Initialize the service: register the service on the message dispatcher

Parameters:

dispatcher - the message dispatcher to use for associating the current service with its type of message

commElt - the communication element to use to send messages to service parts on other processes

myType - the type of the service