org.universAAL.middleware.connectors

Interface CommunicationConnector

All Superinterfaces:

Connector

All Known Implementing Classes:

JGroupsCommunicationConnector

public interface CommunicationConnector
extends Connector

Interface for the communication connector.

Author:

Michele Girolami, Francesco Furfari, Filippo Palumbo

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	configureConnector(List<ChannelDescriptor> channels, String peerName) Configure the connector
void	dispose(List<ChannelDescriptor> channels) Reset the CommunicationConnector
List<String>	getGroupMembers(String groupName)
boolean	hasChannel(String channelName) This method checks if the communication connector provides a channel with the name specified.
void	multicast(ChannelMessage message) Send multicast message to a group (Broadcast)
void	multicast(ChannelMessage message, List<PeerCard> receivers) Send multicast message to a list of recipients in the same group
String	toString()
void	unicast(ChannelMessage message, String receiver) Send unicast message to one recipient

Methods inherited from interface org.universAAL.middleware.connectors.Connector

dispose, getDescription, getName, getProvider, getVersion, init, loadConfigurations

Method Detail

multicast

void multicast(ChannelMessage message,
               List<PeerCard> receivers)
        throws CommunicationConnectorException

Send multicast message to a list of recipients in the same group

Throws:

CommunicationConnectorException

multicast

void multicast(ChannelMessage message)
        throws CommunicationConnectorException

Send multicast message to a group (Broadcast)

Throws:

CommunicationConnectorException

unicast

void unicast(ChannelMessage message,
             String receiver)

Send unicast message to one recipient

configureConnector

void configureConnector(List<ChannelDescriptor> channels,
                        String peerName)
                 throws CommunicationConnectorException

Configure the connector

Throws:

CommunicationModuleException

CommunicationConnectorException

dispose

void dispose(List<ChannelDescriptor> channels)

Reset the CommunicationConnector

Parameters:

channels - Channels to reset

toString

String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getGroupMembers

List<String> getGroupMembers(String groupName)

hasChannel

boolean hasChannel(String channelName)

This method checks if the communication connector provides a channel with the name specified.

Parameters:

channelName -

Returns: