proper.remote
Class JobClient

java.lang.Object
  proper.core.ProperObject
      proper.core.ArgumentObject
          proper.app.Application
              proper.remote.Server
                  proper.remote.JobClient

All Implemented Interfaces:

CommandLineInterface, ProperInterface, XMLAccessInterface

public class JobClient
extends Server

This class acts as a client to a server distributing jobs to be carried out.
Every request the client sends to the server has the type of request in the first line, the port it is listening to in the second line and any other data after that.

For a complete list of commandline parameters just run it with the option "-help".

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

FracPete

See Also:

JobServer

Field Summary

static int

PORT the standard port to bind to

Fields inherited from class proper.remote.Server

ALIVE_CHECK, LIST_CLIENTS, REQUEST_ISALIVE, REQUEST_NOP

Fields inherited from interface proper.core.ProperInterface

VERSION

Constructor Summary

JobClient()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getOutput() returns the output directory where to store the logfiles
boolean	getRunning() whether the client is still runnning
java.lang.String	getServerHostName() returns the server to connect to
int	getServerPort() returns the server port to connect to
boolean	isOperational() this method determines whether the server should continue accepting connections or not
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) starts the application
void	printDescription() prints a short description of this class
boolean	register() registers it self at the server
void	setRunning(boolean running) can only set the running state of the client to FALSE
boolean	unregister() unregisters it self at the server

Methods inherited from class proper.remote.Server

addToAccessLog, addToErrorLog, checkClients, createMessage, createMessage, getClientList, getHostName, getPort

Methods inherited from class proper.app.Application

checkCommandLine, createInstance, fromXML, parameterError, printUsage, run, run, setArgs, setArgs, toString, toXML

Methods inherited from class proper.core.ArgumentObject

fixAdditionalArg

Methods inherited from class proper.core.ProperObject

addListener, addOutput, classInVerbose, debugprint, debugprint, debugprint, debugprint, debugprintln, debugprintln, debugprintln, debugprintln, debugprintln, getListeners, getRuntime, getVerbose, getVerboseLevel, getVerboseLevelForClass, getVerboseString, getVerboseStringForClass, notifyListener, notifyListeners, print, print, print, print, println, println, println, println, println, printMemory, removeListener, setOutput, setVerbose, setVerboseLevel, setVerboseString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PORT

public static final int PORT

the standard port to bind to

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

JobClient

public JobClient()

Method Detail

printDescription

public void printDescription()

prints a short description of this class

Specified by:

printDescription in interface CommandLineInterface

Overrides:

printDescription in class Application

getRunning

public boolean getRunning()

whether the client is still runnning

setRunning

public void setRunning(boolean running)

can only set the running state of the client to FALSE

getServerHostName

public java.lang.String getServerHostName()

returns the server to connect to

getServerPort

public int getServerPort()

returns the server port to connect to

getOutput

public java.lang.String getOutput()

returns the output directory where to store the logfiles

register

public boolean register()

registers it self at the server

unregister

public boolean unregister()

unregisters it self at the server

isOperational

public boolean isOperational()

this method determines whether the server should continue accepting connections or not

Overrides:

isOperational in class Server

main

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

starts the application

Throws:

java.lang.Exception