Package org.jcsp.net

Class NetChannelLocation

java.lang.Object
org.jcsp.net.NetChannelLocation
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
Direct Known Subclasses:
CNSNetChannelLocation
public class NetChannelLocation extends Object implements Cloneable, Serializable

Instances of this class hold location information for a networked ChannelInput object. Instances of the class hold sufficient information for a networked ChannelOutput object to establish a connection to the networked ChannelInput object.

Instances of this class may either be constructed by the jcsp.net user or by the networking infrastructure.

Author:
Quickstone Technologies Limited
See Also:

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
    NetChannelLocation(NetChannelLocation other)
    This is a protected constructor which takes another NetChannelLocation object and "clones" it into this one.
     
    NetChannelLocation(NodeAddressID channelAddress, String channelLabel)
    Constructor which takes a NodeAddressID on which the channel's Node is listening and the label assigned to the channel's Virtual Channel Number (VCN).
     
    NetChannelLocation(NodeID channelNode, String channelLabel)
    Constructor which takes the NodeID of the Node hosting the networked ChannelInput object and the label assigned to the channel's Virtual Channel Number (VCN).

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected boolean
    checkEqual(NetChannelLocation other)
    This method is used by the equals(Object) method to determine whether another object is equal to the one on which it is invoked.
    Object
    clone()
    Returns a clone of the instance of this class.
    final boolean
    equals(Object o)
    Returns whether this object is equal to another object.
    final NodeAddressID
    getChannelAddress()
    Public accessor for the channel's address, if held.
    final String
    getChannelLabel()
    Public accessor for the channel label property.
    final NodeID
    getChannelNodeID()
    Public accessor for the channel label property.
    final String
    getStringID()
    Returns a String ID for this NetChannelLocation object.
    final int
    hashCode()
    Return a hashcode for this object.
    boolean
    refresh()
    This method requests that the instance of this class refresh its information.
    protected final void
    refreshFrom(NetChannelLocation other)
    This method refreshes the fields in the instance of this object to equal the fields in the supplied object.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

  • Constructor Details

    • NetChannelLocation

      public NetChannelLocation(NodeID channelNode, String channelLabel) throws IllegalArgumentException

      Constructor which takes the NodeID of the Node hosting the networked ChannelInput object and the label assigned to the channel's Virtual Channel Number (VCN).

      Parameters:
      channelNode - the NodeID of the Node hosting the read end of the channel.
      channelLabel - the label assigned to the channel's Virtual Channel Number (VCN).
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException

    • NetChannelLocation

      public NetChannelLocation(NodeAddressID channelAddress, String channelLabel) throws IllegalArgumentException

      Constructor which takes a NodeAddressID on which the channel's Node is listening and the label assigned to the channel's Virtual Channel Number (VCN).

      This constructor is intended to be used by code that wishes to connect to a ChannelInput running on a Node to which a Link has not yet been established. An address of the Node must be known by some means. For example, with a JCSP network running over TCP/IP, a program may prompt the user for an IP address to which to connect.

      Parameters:
      channelAddress - a NodeAddressID on which the channel's Node is listening.
      channelLabel - the label assigned to the channel's VCN.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException

    • NetChannelLocation

      protected NetChannelLocation(NetChannelLocation other) throws IllegalArgumentException

      This is a protected constructor which takes another NetChannelLocation object and "clones" it into this one. This allows sub-classes to adopt the field values of an instance of this class by passing a reference of it to this constructor.

      Parameters:
      other - Another NetChannelLocation to "clone" into this one.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - iff the parameter is null.

  • Method Details

    • getChannelLabel

      public final String getChannelLabel()

      Public accessor for the channel label property.

      Returns:
      the channel label held by the instance of this object, if exists or else null.

    • getChannelAddress

      public final NodeAddressID getChannelAddress()

      Public accessor for the channel's address, if held.

      Returns:
      a NodeAddressID on which the channel's Node is listening. If the channel's Node's NodeID is known, then this will return null.

    • getChannelNodeID

      public final NodeID getChannelNodeID()

      Public accessor for the channel label property.

      Returns:
      the NodeID of the channel's Node, if known, else null.

    • refresh

      public boolean refresh()

      This method requests that the instance of this class refresh its information. This class does not actually do anything when this method is called, however, instances of subclasses may take the opportunity to refresh their data.

      An example, of when this might be useful is if this class were extended as part of a name service that resolves names to NetChannelLocation objects. If a user of an instance of this extended version wanted to check that the data were still up to date, it would call this method which would then check the information with a name service.

      Returns:
      true if any information has changed, otherwise false.

    • getStringID

      public final String getStringID()

      Returns a String ID for this NetChannelLocation object.

      This method does not need to be used by normal JCSP users.

      Returns:
      the id.

    • clone

      public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException

      Returns a clone of the instance of this class. All mutable fields are also cloned.

      Overrides:
      clone in class Object
      Returns:
      a clone of the instance of this class.
      Throws:
      CloneNotSupportedException

    • equals

      public final boolean equals(Object o)

      Returns whether this object is equal to another object.

      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Returns:
      true iff the supplied object is equal.

    • hashCode

      public final int hashCode()
      Return a hashcode for this object.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      the int hash code.

    • refreshFrom

      protected final void refreshFrom(NetChannelLocation other) throws IllegalArgumentException

      This method refreshes the fields in the instance of this object to equal the fields in the supplied object. Only members of the NetChannelLocation class are copied and not members added by sub-classes.

      Parameters:
      other - Another NetChannelLocation to "clone" into this one.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - iff the parameter is null.

    • checkEqual

      protected boolean checkEqual(NetChannelLocation other)

      This method is used by the equals(Object) method to determine whether another object is equal to the one on which it is invoked.

      This should be used by sub-classes as they cannot override the equals method.

      Parameters:
      other - the NetChannelLocation object to compare with this object.
      Returns:
      true if the other object is equal to this one.