context.arch.comm.clients
Class Client

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      context.arch.comm.clients.ClientsPool
          context.arch.comm.clients.Client

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class Client

extends ClientsPool

This class allows to get an IndependentCommunication object, to send the contained RequestObject via the BaseObject, to get the reply or the exceptions, and to send back all that information to the caller BaseObject thru the BaseObject handleIndependentReply method.

Author:

Agathe

See Also:

ClientsPool, BaseObject

Field Summary

static boolean	DEBUG Debug flag
java.lang.String	id The id of the client
protected IndependentCommunication	indComm The IndependentCommunication object containing the RequestObject to send

Fields inherited from class context.arch.comm.clients.ClientsPool

clientsNumber, comm, DEFAULT_CLIENTS_NUMBER, fifo, threads

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Client(CommunicationsObject commObject, java.lang.String name)
Creates new Client.

Method Summary

void	debugprintln(java.lang.Object s) Print a message if the DEBUG mode is active
boolean	getRequest() This method tests if the IndependentCommunication is set or not
void	releaseRequest() This method allows to clear the IndependentCommunication of the Client
void	run() The method called to start the Client.
void	sendReply() This method allows to send to the BaseObject the result of the communication, if the client requires the response.
void	setRequest(IndependentCommunication independentCommunication) This method sets the IndependentCommunication of the Client and notifies it.
protected void	waitForRequest() This method allows to wait for the next IndependentCommunication object

Methods inherited from class context.arch.comm.clients.ClientsPool

addRequest, stopAllIdleClients

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEBUG

public static boolean DEBUG

Debug flag

id

public java.lang.String id

The id of the client

indComm

protected IndependentCommunication indComm

The IndependentCommunication object containing the RequestObject to send

Constructor Detail

Client

public Client(CommunicationsObject commObject,
              java.lang.String name)

Creates new Client.

Parameters:

name - The name of the client

Method Detail

run

public void run()

The method called to start the Client. It waits for the next IndependentCommunication object sent by the ClientsPool, and then sends the RequestObject. It adds the reply and the exception occured in the same IndependentCommunication object. If an IndependentCommunications object is defined in the IndependentCommunication object, it adds the last in the groups and calls the handleIndependentReply of the BaseObject. It adds itself back to the pool of thread of the ClientsPool and then it waits for the next IndependentCommunication.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class ClientsPool

See Also:

SynchFIFO, Client

waitForRequest

protected void waitForRequest()

This method allows to wait for the next IndependentCommunication object

getRequest

public boolean getRequest()

This method tests if the IndependentCommunication is set or not

Returns:

boolean True if the Client has an IndependentCommunication, false otherwise

setRequest

public void setRequest(IndependentCommunication independentCommunication)

This method sets the IndependentCommunication of the Client and notifies it.

Parameters:

independentCommunication - The IndependentCommunication object

sendReply

public void sendReply()

This method allows to send to the BaseObject the result of the communication, if the client requires the response. The result is put in the original IndependentCommunication updated with the reply and the exceptions of the communication.

releaseRequest

public void releaseRequest()

This method allows to clear the IndependentCommunication of the Client

debugprintln

public void debugprintln(java.lang.Object s)

Print a message if the DEBUG mode is active

Parameters:

s - Any object, even null