org.jcsp.net2.bns
Class BNSService

java.lang.Object
  org.jcsp.net2.bns.BNSService

public final class BNSService
extends Object

This is the service object used to register and resolve barrier names with a Barrier Name Server. This provides a client front end.

Author:

Kevin Chalmers (updated from Quickstone Technologies)

Constructor Summary

BNSService(NodeID bnsNode)
Creates a new BNSService

Method Summary

boolean	register(String name, NetBarrier bar) Registers a Server end of a NetBarrier with the BNS
NetBarrierLocation	resolve(String name) Resolves a name on the BNS, retrieving the NetBarrierLocation for the NetBarrier

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BNSService

public BNSService(NodeID bnsNode)
           throws JCSPNetworkException

Creates a new BNSService

Parameters:

bnsNode - The Node that the BNS is on

Throws:

JCSPNetworkException - Thrown if something goes wrong in the underlying architecture

Method Detail

register

public boolean register(String name,
                        NetBarrier bar)

Registers a Server end of a NetBarrier with the BNS

Parameters:

name - Name to register with BNS

bar - Barrier to register

Returns:

True if the name was registered successfully, false otherwise

resolve

public NetBarrierLocation resolve(String name)
                           throws JCSPNetworkException

Resolves a name on the BNS, retrieving the NetBarrierLocation for the NetBarrier

Parameters:

name - The name to resolve from the BNS

Returns:

The NetBarrierLocation of the NetBarrier declared with name

Throws:

JCSPNetworkException - Thrown if something goes wrong in the underlying architecture