api
Interface Computer2Server

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

All Known Implementing Classes:

Server

public interface Computer2Server
extends java.rmi.Remote

The computer's view of the server. Specifies methods for a computer to submit results and request tasks.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

NAME The RMI registry name for the compute server.

Method Summary

LoginContainer	login(Server2Computer computer) Logs a computer in to a server.
void	putResult(Server2Computer computer, Result result) puts a result on the server
Task	takeTask(Server2Computer computer) Blocking call to take a task from the server
Task[]	takeTasks(Server2Computer computer, int count) Non-blocking request for multiple tasks
void	updateShared(Server2Computer computer, Shared shared) send a shared update to the server

Field Detail

NAME

static final java.lang.String NAME

The RMI registry name for the compute server.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

login

LoginContainer login(Server2Computer computer)
                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Logs a computer in to a server.

Parameters:

computer - A reference to the remote computer object that is logging in. This allows the server to make calls to the computer.

Returns:

a container with some initial values for the compuer

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

takeTask

Task takeTask(Server2Computer computer)
              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Blocking call to take a task from the server

Parameters:

computer - the computer requesting the task

Returns:

a new task for the computer to execute

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

takeTasks

Task[] takeTasks(Server2Computer computer,
                 int count)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Non-blocking request for multiple tasks

Parameters:

computer - The requesting computer

count - The number of desired tasks

Returns:

an array of tasks of some length between 0 and count

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

putResult

void putResult(Server2Computer computer,
               Result result)
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

puts a result on the server

Parameters:

computer - the computer issuing the result

result - the result object

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

updateShared

void updateShared(Server2Computer computer,
                  Shared shared)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

send a shared update to the server

Parameters:

computer - the computer issuing the update

shared - the new shared object

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception