org.mpisws.p2p.transport.liveness
Interface LivenessProvider<Identifier>

All Known Subinterfaces:

GenericNetworkSimulator<Identifier,MessageType>, LivenessTransportLayer<Identifier,MsgType>, SourceRouteManager<Identifier>, UpperIdentity<Identifier,MessageType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicNetworkSimulator, LivenessTransportLayerImpl, NodeHandleAdapter, PastryNode, SourceRouteManagerImpl, TLPastryNode

public interface LivenessProvider<Identifier>

Expands the Trasnport Layer to include pings and liveness checks.

Author:

Jeff Hoye

Method Summary

void	addLivenessListener(LivenessListener<Identifier> name)
boolean	checkLiveness(Identifier i, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> options) Returns wether a new notification will occur.
void	clearState(Identifier i) Force layer to clear the existing state related to the Identifier.
int	getLiveness(Identifier i, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> options)
boolean	removeLivenessListener(LivenessListener<Identifier> name)

Method Detail

getLiveness

int getLiveness(Identifier i,
                java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> options)

checkLiveness

boolean checkLiveness(Identifier i,
                      java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> options)

Returns wether a new notification will occur. Will return false if a liveness check has recently completed. Will return true if a new liveness check starts, or an existing one is in progress.

Parameters:

i - the node to check

Returns:

true if there will be an update (either a ping, or a change in liveness) false if there won't be an update due to bandwidth concernts

addLivenessListener

void addLivenessListener(LivenessListener<Identifier> name)

removeLivenessListener

boolean removeLivenessListener(LivenessListener<Identifier> name)

clearState

void clearState(Identifier i)

Force layer to clear the existing state related to the Identifier. Usually if there is reason to believe a node has returned.

Parameters:

i -