server
Class Server

java.lang.Object
  java.rmi.server.RemoteObject
      java.rmi.server.RemoteServer
          java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
              server.Server

All Implemented Interfaces:

Client2Server, Computer2Server, java.io.Serializable, java.rmi.Remote

public class Server
extends java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
implements Client2Server, Computer2Server

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Fields inherited from interface api.Client2Server

NAME

Fields inherited from interface api.Computer2Server

NAME

Constructor Summary

Server(boolean animate)

Method Summary

LoginContainer	login(Server2Computer computer) Logs a computer in to a server.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
void	putResult(Server2Computer computer, Result result) puts a result on the server
void	putTask(Task task) Remote method for submitting a task to the server.
void	registerListener(RemoteListener remoteListener) Registers an event listener on a server
void	startThreads()
void	stop() Stops the server and all of its connected computers.
java.lang.Object	takeResult() Gets a result from 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

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

clone, exportObject, exportObject, exportObject, unexportObject

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteServer

getClientHost, getLog, setLog

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

equals, getRef, hashCode, toString, toStub

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Server

public Server(boolean animate)
       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

Method Detail

stop

public void stop()
          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: Client2Server

Stops the server and all of its connected computers.

Specified by:

stop in interface Client2Server

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

startThreads

public void startThreads()

login

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

Description copied from interface: Computer2Server

Logs a computer in to a server.

Specified by:

login in interface Computer2Server

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

putResult

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

Description copied from interface: Computer2Server

puts a result on the server

Specified by:

putResult in interface Computer2Server

Parameters:

computer - the computer issuing the result

result - the result object

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

putTask

public void putTask(Task task)
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: Client2Server

Remote method for submitting a task to the server.

Specified by:

putTask in interface Client2Server

Parameters:

task - The task to be executed on a client's behalf

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI exception

registerListener

public void registerListener(RemoteListener remoteListener)
                      throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: Client2Server

Registers an event listener on a server

Specified by:

registerListener in interface Client2Server

Parameters:

remoteListener - the listener to register

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

takeResult

public java.lang.Object takeResult()
                            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Description copied from interface: Client2Server

Gets a result from the server. This remote method will block until a result is available.

Specified by:

takeResult in interface Client2Server

Returns:

The result

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI exception

takeTask

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

Description copied from interface: Computer2Server

Blocking call to take a task from the server

Specified by:

takeTask in interface Computer2Server

Parameters:

computer - the computer requesting the task

Returns:

a new task for the computer to execute

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

takeTasks

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

Description copied from interface: Computer2Server

Non-blocking request for multiple tasks

Specified by:

takeTasks in interface Computer2Server

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

updateShared

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

Description copied from interface: Computer2Server

send a shared update to the server

Specified by:

updateShared in interface Computer2Server

Parameters:

computer - the computer issuing the update

shared - the new shared object

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - RMI Exception

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception