cs138.node
Interface ManageableNode

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

All Known Subinterfaces:

ChordNode, RemoteChordNode, TapestryNode, TapestryNodePrivate

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChordNodeImpl, TapestryNodeImpl

public interface ManageableNode
extends java.rmi.Remote

This describes any kind of node that will be registered and utilized in the ManagerService and through the GUI logging and visualization services.

Author:

rm

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<? extends NodeMonitor>	getMonitorInterface() This returns the Node implementation specific monitor that will be used.
void	initialize(java.lang.String id, ManageableNode node, NodeMonitor monitor) Initializes a new node
void	ping() This method is used in nodes to determine that they are still up.

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(java.lang.String id,
                ManageableNode node,
                NodeMonitor monitor)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Initializes a new node

Parameters:

id - The identifier of the node

node - A gateway node, may be null

monitor - The default monitor to attach

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

getMonitorInterface

java.lang.Class<? extends NodeMonitor> getMonitorInterface()
                                                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

This returns the Node implementation specific monitor that will be used.

Returns:

The class object corresponding to the Monitor Interface being used.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

ping

void ping()
          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

This method is used in nodes to determine that they are still up.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException