com.rbnb.api
Interface Mirror


public interface Mirror

Client-side representation of a mirror of data from one RBNB server to another.

Since:
V2.0
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
09/29/2004

Field Summary
static byte PULL
          pull data from the remote Server to the local Server.
static byte PUSH
          push data from the local Server to the remote Server.
 
Method Summary
 Object clone()
          Clones this object.
 byte getDirection()
          Gets the direction of the mirror.
 Server getRemote()
          Gets the remote Server.
 DataRequest getRequest()
          Gets the DataRequest.
 Source getSource()
          Gets the Source object that is the destination of the mirrored data.
 void setDirection(byte directionI)
          Sets the direction of the mirror.
 void setRemote(Server remoteI)
          Sets the remote Server.
 void setRequest(DataRequest requestI)
          Sets the DataRequest.
 

Field Detail

PULL

static final byte PULL
pull data from the remote Server to the local Server.

Since:
V2.0
See Also:
PUSH, Constant Field Values
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

PUSH

static final byte PUSH
push data from the local Server to the remote Server.

Since:
V2.0
See Also:
PULL, Constant Field Values
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001
Method Detail

clone

Object clone()
Clones this object.

This same abstract declaration is also included in MirrorInterface.java, but for some unknown reason J# gives a compiler error if it is not also included here.

Returns:
the clone.
Since:
V2.5
See Also:
Cloneable
Author:
John Wilson
Version:
09/29/2004

getDirection

byte getDirection()
Gets the direction of the mirror.

Returns:
the direction of the mirror.
Since:
V2.0
See Also:
PULL, PUSH, setDirection(byte)
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

getRemote

Server getRemote()
Gets the remote Server.

Returns:
the remote Server.
Since:
V2.0
See Also:
setRemote(com.rbnb.api.Server)
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

getRequest

DataRequest getRequest()
Gets the DataRequest.

Returns:
the DataRequest.
Since:
V2.0
See Also:
setRequest(com.rbnb.api.DataRequest)
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

getSource

Source getSource()
Gets the Source object that is the destination of the mirrored data.

Returns:
the Source.
Since:
V2.0
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

setDirection

void setDirection(byte directionI)
Sets the direction of the mirror.

Parameters:
directionI - the direction of the mirror. This can be one of:
  • PULL - get data from the remote Server, or
  • PUSH - send data to the remote Server.
Since:
V2.0
See Also:
getDirection(), PULL, PUSH
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

setRemote

void setRemote(Server remoteI)
Sets the remote Server.

Parameters:
remoteI - the remote Server.
Since:
V2.0
See Also:
getRemote()
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001

setRequest

void setRequest(DataRequest requestI)
Sets the DataRequest.

The DataRequest must be one that generates data with monotonically increasing time-stamps and must refer to only a single Source on a single Server.

Parameters:
requestI - the DataRequest.
Since:
V2.0
See Also:
getRequest()
Author:
Ian Brown
Version:
04/17/2001