proper.remote
Class Server

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

CommandLineInterface, ProperInterface, XMLAccessInterface

Direct Known Subclasses:

JobClient, JobServer

public abstract class Server
extends Application

This abstract class contains some basic functionality for a server.

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

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

FracPete

Field Summary

static int	ALIVE_CHECK the interval in msec to check the alive status of the clients
static int	LIST_CLIENTS the identifier for the clients
static java.lang.String	REQUEST_ISALIVE with this request the we just send an empty message to the server (this can be used as a notification message)
static java.lang.String	REQUEST_NOP with this request the we just send an empty message to the server (this can be used as a notification message)

Fields inherited from interface proper.core.ProperInterface

VERSION

Constructor Summary

Server()
initializes the object

Method Summary

void	addToAccessLog(java.lang.String msg) adds the message to the access log
void	addToErrorLog(java.lang.String msg) adds the message to the error log
void	checkClients() checks all the clients in the list whether they are still alive, if not they are removed from the list
Message	createMessage() creates a new Message with the IP and Port of the server
Message	createMessage(java.lang.String request) creates a new Message with the IP and Port of the server and with the given Request
ClientList	getClientList(int type) returns the specified clientlist
java.lang.String	getHostName() returns the hostname of the server
int	getPort() returns the port the server is listening to
boolean	isOperational() this method determines whether the server should continue accepting connections or not

Methods inherited from class proper.app.Application

checkCommandLine, createInstance, fromXML, parameterError, printDescription, 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

REQUEST_NOP

public static final java.lang.String REQUEST_NOP

with this request the we just send an empty message to the server (this can be used as a notification message)

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Constant Field Values

REQUEST_ISALIVE

public static final java.lang.String REQUEST_ISALIVE

with this request the we just send an empty message to the server (this can be used as a notification message)

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Constant Field Values

LIST_CLIENTS

public static final int LIST_CLIENTS

the identifier for the clients

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Constant Field Values

ALIVE_CHECK

public static final int ALIVE_CHECK

the interval in msec to check the alive status of the clients

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Server

public Server()

initializes the object

Method Detail

getPort

public int getPort()

returns the port the server is listening to

getHostName

public java.lang.String getHostName()

returns the hostname of the server

addToErrorLog

public void addToErrorLog(java.lang.String msg)

adds the message to the error log

addToAccessLog

public void addToAccessLog(java.lang.String msg)

adds the message to the access log

createMessage

public Message createMessage()

creates a new Message with the IP and Port of the server

createMessage

public Message createMessage(java.lang.String request)

creates a new Message with the IP and Port of the server and with the given Request

checkClients

public void checkClients()

checks all the clients in the list whether they are still alive, if not they are removed from the list

getClientList

public ClientList getClientList(int type)

returns the specified clientlist

isOperational

public boolean isOperational()

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