org.apache.catalina.tribes
Interface ChannelReceiver

All Superinterfaces:

Heartbeat

All Known Implementing Classes:

BioReceiver, NioReceiver, ReceiverBase

public interface ChannelReceiver
extends Heartbeat

ChannelReceiver Interface
The ChannelReceiver interface is the data receiver component at the bottom layer, the IO layer (for layers see the javadoc for the Channel interface). This class may optionally implement a thread pool for parallel processing of incoming messages.

Version:

$Id: ChannelReceiver.java 939305 2010-04-29 13:43:39Z kkolinko $

Author:

Filip Hanik

Field Summary

static int

MAX_UDP_SIZE

Method Summary

String	getHost() String representation of the IPv4 or IPv6 address that this host is listening to.
MessageListener	getMessageListener() Returns the message listener that is associated with this receiver
int	getPort() Returns the listening port
int	getSecurePort() Returns the secure listening port
int	getUdpPort() Returns the UDP port
void	setMessageListener(MessageListener listener) Sets the message listener to receive notification of incoming
void	start() Start listening for incoming messages on the host/port
void	stop() Stop listening for messages

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.catalina.tribes.Heartbeat

heartbeat

Field Detail

MAX_UDP_SIZE

static final int MAX_UDP_SIZE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

start

void start()
           throws IOException

Start listening for incoming messages on the host/port

Throws:

IOException

stop

void stop()

Stop listening for messages

getHost

String getHost()

String representation of the IPv4 or IPv6 address that this host is listening to.

Returns:

the host that this receiver is listening to

getPort

int getPort()

Returns the listening port

Returns:

port

getSecurePort

int getSecurePort()

Returns the secure listening port

Returns:

port, -1 if a secure port is not activated

getUdpPort

int getUdpPort()

Returns the UDP port

Returns:

port, -1 if the UDP port is not activated.

setMessageListener

void setMessageListener(MessageListener listener)

Sets the message listener to receive notification of incoming

Parameters:

listener - MessageListener

See Also:

MessageListener

getMessageListener

MessageListener getMessageListener()

Returns the message listener that is associated with this receiver

Returns:

MessageListener

See Also:

MessageListener