org.jgroups.protocols
Class EXAMPLE

java.lang.Object
  org.jgroups.stack.Protocol
      org.jgroups.protocols.EXAMPLE

public class EXAMPLE
extends Protocol

Example of a protocol layer. Contains no real functionality, can be used as a template.

Nested Class Summary

static class

EXAMPLE.ExampleHeader

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jgroups.stack.Protocol

down_prot, ergonomics, id, log, name, stack, stats, up_prot

Constructor Summary

EXAMPLE()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	down(Event evt) An event is to be sent down the stack.
static void	reset() Just remove if you don't need to reset any state
java.lang.Object	up(Event evt) An event was received from the layer below.
void	up(MessageBatch batch) Sends up a multiple messages in a MessageBatch.

Methods inherited from class org.jgroups.stack.Protocol

accept, destroy, dumpStats, enableStats, getConfigurableObjects, getDownProtocol, getDownServices, getId, getIdsAbove, getLevel, getName, getProtocolStack, getSocketFactory, getThreadFactory, getTransport, getUpProtocol, getUpServices, getValue, init, isErgonomics, level, printStats, providedDownServices, providedUpServices, requiredDownServices, requiredUpServices, resetStatistics, resetStats, setDownProtocol, setErgonomics, setId, setLevel, setProtocolStack, setSocketFactory, setUpProtocol, setValue, setValues, start, statsEnabled, stop

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EXAMPLE

public EXAMPLE()

Method Detail

reset

public static void reset()

Just remove if you don't need to reset any state

up

public java.lang.Object up(Event evt)

Description copied from class: Protocol

An event was received from the layer below. Usually the current layer will want to examine the event type and - depending on its type - perform some computation (e.g. removing headers from a MSG event type, or updating the internal membership list when receiving a VIEW_CHANGE event). Finally the event is either a) discarded, or b) an event is sent down the stack using down_prot.down() or c) the event (or another event) is sent up the stack using up_prot.up().

Overrides:

up in class Protocol

up

public void up(MessageBatch batch)

Description copied from class: Protocol

Sends up a multiple messages in a MessageBatch. The sender of the batch is always the same, and so is the destination (null == multicast messages). Messages in a batch can be OOB messages, regular messages, or mixed messages, although the transport itself will create initial MessageBatches that contain only either OOB or regular messages.

The default processing below sends messages up the stack individually, based on a matching criteria (calling Protocol.accept(org.jgroups.Message)), and - if true - calls Protocol.up(org.jgroups.Event) for that message and removes the message. If the batch is not empty, it is passed up, or else it is dropped.

Subclasses should check if there are any messages destined for them (e.g. using MessageBatch.getMatchingMessages(short,boolean)), then possibly remove and process them and finally pass the batch up to the next protocol. Protocols can also modify messages in place, e.g. ENCRYPT could decrypt all encrypted messages in the batch, not remove them, and pass the batch up when done.

Overrides:

up in class Protocol

Parameters:

batch - The message batch

down

public java.lang.Object down(Event evt)

Description copied from class: Protocol

An event is to be sent down the stack. The layer may want to examine its type and perform some action on it, depending on the event's type. If the event is a message MSG, then the layer may need to add a header to it (or do nothing at all) before sending it down the stack using down_prot.down(). In case of a GET_ADDRESS event (which tries to retrieve the stack's address from one of the bottom layers), the layer may need to send a new response event back up the stack using up_prot.up().

Overrides:

down in class Protocol