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## rice.p2p.commonapi
Interface Node

All Known Implementing Classes:
  GCNode, MultiringNode, PastryNode, TLPastryNode

    public interface Node

Version:
  $Id: Node.java 3613 2007-02-15 14:45:14Z jstewart $
Author:
  Alan Mislove, Peter Druschel

Method Summary
`Endpoint` | `buildEndpoint(Application application, java.lang.String instance)` Same as register application, but returns an unregistered Endpoint.
`Environment` | `getEnvironment()` Returns the environment.
`Id` | `getId()` Returns the Id of this node
`IdFactory` | `getIdFactory()` Returns a factory for Ids specific to this node's protocol.
`NodeHandle` | `getLocalNodeHandle()` Returns a handle to the local node.
`Endpoint` | `registerApplication(Application application, java.lang.String instance)` Deprecated. use buildEndpoint(), then call Endpoint.register(), fixes synchronization problems, related to implicit behavior

Method Detail

### registerApplication

    Endpoint registerApplication(Application application,
                                 java.lang.String instance)

  Deprecated. use buildEndpoint(), then call Endpoint.register(), fixes synchronization problems, related to implicit behavior

  This returns a Endpoint specific to the given application and instance name to the application, which the application can then use in order to send an receive messages. This method abstracts away the port number for this application, generating a port by hashing together the class name with the instance name to generate a unique port. Developers who wish for more advanced behavior can specify their port manually, by using the second constructor below.

  Parameters:
    `application` - The Application
    `instance` - An identifier for a given instance
  Returns:
    The endpoint specific to this applicationk, which can be used for message sending/receiving. Endpoint is already registered.

### getId

    Id getId()

  Returns the Id of this node

  Returns:
    This node's Id

### getIdFactory

    IdFactory getIdFactory()

  Returns a factory for Ids specific to this node's protocol.

  Returns:
    A factory for creating Ids.

### getLocalNodeHandle

    NodeHandle getLocalNodeHandle()

  Returns a handle to the local node. This node handle is serializable, and can therefore be sent to other nodes in the network and still be valid.

  Returns:
    A NodeHandle referring to the local node.

### getEnvironment

    Environment getEnvironment()

  Returns the environment. This allows the nodes to be virtualized within the JVM

  Returns:
    the environment for this node/app.

### buildEndpoint

    Endpoint buildEndpoint(Application application,
                           java.lang.String instance)

  Same as register application, but returns an unregistered Endpoint. This allows the application to finish initialization that may require the endpoint before it receives messages from the network and notification of changes. When then application is ready, it must call endpoint.register() to receive messages.

  Parameters:
    `application` -
    `instance` -
  Returns:

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