kaos.core.util
Class MethodCallRequestHandler

java.lang.Object
  kaos.core.util.MethodCallRequestHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

ActionMethodRequestHandler, DSCoordinatorImpl, ExecutionManager, KAoSGuardImpl, KAoSRobot, SpatialDB

public abstract class MethodCallRequestHandler
extends java.lang.Object

Extending this class allows your methods to be called remotely by other entities who send you a MethodCallRequestMsg. This class takes care of binding to the message transport system, receiving MethodCallRequestMsgs, parsing them, calling the appropriate method on the superclass, and sending the reply as a MethodCallResultMsg

Field Summary

protected KAoSAgentDescription	_agentDescription
protected MethodCallRequestHelper	_helper
protected Logger	_logger
protected MessageTransportService	_mts
java.lang.String	_nickName
protected java.lang.String	DEFAULT_NICKNAME
Locator	myLocator
MessageReceiver	myMessageReceiver
MessageSender	myMessageSender

Constructor Summary

MethodCallRequestHandler()

Method Summary

void	bindToTransport(KAoSAgentDescription desc)
protected void	handleMsgContent(Msg aMsg)
protected void	handleObjContent(java.lang.Object obj)
Locator	initialize(MessageTransportService mts, JasBean entityEnv) This method initializes the MethodCallRequestHandler to receive messages from remote entities, using the entityEnv to obtain its local locator.
void	receiveMessage(TransportMessage msg)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_NICKNAME

protected java.lang.String DEFAULT_NICKNAME

myLocator

public Locator myLocator

myMessageReceiver

public MessageReceiver myMessageReceiver

myMessageSender

public MessageSender myMessageSender

_helper

protected MethodCallRequestHelper _helper

_nickName

public java.lang.String _nickName

_mts

protected MessageTransportService _mts

_agentDescription

protected KAoSAgentDescription _agentDescription

_logger

protected Logger _logger

Constructor Detail

MethodCallRequestHandler

public MethodCallRequestHandler()

Method Detail

initialize

public Locator initialize(MessageTransportService mts,
                          JasBean entityEnv)
                   throws java.lang.Exception

This method initializes the MethodCallRequestHandler to receive messages from remote entities, using the entityEnv to obtain its local locator. Note that the entityEnv should also contain the agent's nickname, if there is one, as the value of the key KAoSConstants.NAME

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

bindToTransport

public void bindToTransport(KAoSAgentDescription desc)
                     throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

receiveMessage

public void receiveMessage(TransportMessage msg)

handleMsgContent

protected void handleMsgContent(Msg aMsg)

handleObjContent

protected void handleObjContent(java.lang.Object obj)