org.kth.dks
Interface DKSMCastDHTInterface

All Superinterfaces:

DKSDHTInterface, DKSInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

DKSMCastDHTImpl

public interface DKSMCastDHTInterface
extends DKSDHTInterface

This interface is an extension to the DKSDHTInterface with support for creating multicast groups

Method Summary

boolean	addMsgHandler(java.lang.String messageClassZ, java.lang.String handlerClassZ, java.lang.String handlerMethodZ, java.lang.Object handlerObject) Install a message message handler, @see ObjectAdapter.addMsgHandler()
DKSMCastDHTInterface	createGroup(long gid, DKSDHTCallback cb) Create a new multicast group with a specific group id.
DKSRef[]	getGroupInfo(long gid) Return the members of the group.
DKSMCastDHTInterface	joinGroup(long gid, DKSDHTCallback cb) Join an existing multicast group with a specific group id.

Methods inherited from interface org.kth.dks.DKSDHTInterface

addToBinding, broadcast, changeBinding, lookupBinding, lookupBinding, removeFromBinding

Methods inherited from interface org.kth.dks.DKSInterface

addMsgHandler, broadcastRestricted, create, findResponsible, getDKSRef, getDKSURL, join, leave, logLevel, route, routeAsync, routeAsyncFrom, send, unregisterNode

Method Detail

createGroup

DKSMCastDHTInterface createGroup(long gid,
                                 DKSDHTCallback cb)
                                 throws DKSIdentifierAlreadyTaken,
                                        DKSTooManyRestartJoins

Create a new multicast group with a specific group id. Automatically become a member of the group if the group does not exists. If the group already exists DKSNodeAlreadyRegistered will be thrown. Events in the newly created group will be delivered to the callback.

Throws:

DKSIdentifierAlreadyTaken

DKSTooManyRestartJoins

joinGroup

DKSMCastDHTInterface joinGroup(long gid,
                               DKSDHTCallback cb)
                               throws DKSMCastNoSouchGroup,
                                      DKSIdentifierAlreadyTaken,
                                      DKSRefNoResponse

Join an existing multicast group with a specific group id. If the group does not exist DKSMCastNoSouchGroup is thrown. Events in the newly created group will be delivered to the callback.

Throws:

DKSMCastNoSouchGroup

DKSIdentifierAlreadyTaken

DKSRefNoResponse

getGroupInfo

DKSRef[] getGroupInfo(long gid)
                      throws DKSMCastNoSouchGroup

Return the members of the group.

Throws:

DKSMCastNoSouchGroup

addMsgHandler

boolean addMsgHandler(java.lang.String messageClassZ,
                      java.lang.String handlerClassZ,
                      java.lang.String handlerMethodZ,
                      java.lang.Object handlerObject)

Install a message message handler, @see ObjectAdapter.addMsgHandler()