rice.rm.messaging
Class RMMessage

java.lang.Object
  rice.pastry.messaging.Message
      rice.rm.messaging.RMMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RMMaintenanceMsg, RMRequestKeysMsg, RMResponseKeysMsg, RMTimeoutMsg

public abstract class RMMessage

extends Message

implements java.io.Serializable

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class

RMMessage.KEEntry This class will be used by the messaging system.

Field Summary

protected int	_seqno for debugging purposes only
protected NodeHandle	_source The ID of the source of this message.

Constructor Summary

RMMessage(NodeHandle source, Address address, Credentials authorCred, int seqno)
Constructor : Builds a new RM Message

Method Summary

Credentials	getCredentials() Gets the author's credentials associated with this object
int	getSeqno()
NodeHandle	getSource()
abstract void	handleDeliverMessage(RMImpl rm) This method is called whenever the rm node receives a message for itself and wants to process it.

Methods inherited from class rice.pastry.messaging.Message

getDate, getDestination, getSenderId, getStream, hasPriority, setPriority, setSenderId, stamp

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_source

protected NodeHandle _source

The ID of the source of this message. Should be serializable.

_seqno

protected int _seqno

for debugging purposes only

Constructor Detail

RMMessage

public RMMessage(NodeHandle source,
                 Address address,
                 Credentials authorCred,
                 int seqno)

Constructor : Builds a new RM Message

Parameters:

source - the source of the message

address - RM Application address

authorCred - the credentials of the source

seqno - seuence number for debugging purposes only

Method Detail

handleDeliverMessage

public abstract void handleDeliverMessage(RMImpl rm)

This method is called whenever the rm node receives a message for itself and wants to process it. The processing is delegated by rm to the message.

getSeqno

public int getSeqno()

getSource

public NodeHandle getSource()

getCredentials

public Credentials getCredentials()

Gets the author's credentials associated with this object

Overrides:

getCredentials in class Message

Returns:

credentials