Package de.zib.scalaris

Class Connection

java.lang.Object

de.zib.scalaris.Connection

public class Connection
extends java.lang.Object

Wraps an OtpConnection and allows automatic re-connects using a ConnectionPolicy object.

Since:

2.3

Version:

3.14

Author:

Nico Kruber, kruber@zib.de

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Connection(com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpSelf self, ConnectionPolicy connectionPolicy)	Creates a new connection between the a self node and one of the remoteNodes, selected by the connectionPolicy.
Connection(com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpSelf self, PeerNode remote)	Creates a new connection using the given nodes and a default connection policy.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Closes the connection to the remote node.
com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject	doRPC(java.lang.String mod, java.lang.String fun, com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangList args)	Sends the given RPC and waits for a result.
com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject	doRPC(java.lang.String mod, java.lang.String fun, com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject[] args)	Sends the given RPC and waits for a result.
com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpConnection	getConnection()	Gets the encapsulated OTP connection object.
PeerNode	getRemote()	Gets the remote node connected to.
com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpSelf	getSelf()	Gets the local node used for the connection.
void	sendRPC(java.lang.String mod, java.lang.String fun, com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangList args)	Sends the given RPC and returns immediately.
void	sendRPC(java.lang.String mod, java.lang.String fun, com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject[] args)	Sends the given RPC and returns immediately.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Connection

public Connection(com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpSelf self,
                  PeerNode remote)
           throws java.net.UnknownHostException,
                  java.io.IOException,
                  com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpAuthException

Creates a new connection using the given nodes and a default connection policy. Provided for convenience.

Parameters:

self - the local node

remote - the remote node to connect to

Throws:

java.net.UnknownHostException - if the remote host could not be found

java.io.IOException - if it was not possible to connect to the remote node

com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpAuthException - if the connection was refused by the remote node

Connection

public Connection(com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpSelf self,
                  ConnectionPolicy connectionPolicy)
           throws java.net.UnknownHostException,
                  java.io.IOException,
                  com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpAuthException

Creates a new connection between the a self node and one of the remoteNodes, selected by the connectionPolicy.

Parameters:

self - the local node

connectionPolicy - the connection policy to use

Throws:

java.net.UnknownHostException - if the remote host could not be found

java.io.IOException - if it was not possible to connect to the remote node

com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpAuthException - if the connection was refused by the remote node

Method Detail

doRPC

public com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject doRPC(java.lang.String mod,
                                                     java.lang.String fun,
                                                     com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangList args)
                                              throws ConnectionException

Sends the given RPC and waits for a result.

Parameters:

mod - the module of the function to call

fun - the function to call

args - the function's arguments

Returns:

the result of the call

Throws:

ConnectionException - if the connection is not active, a communication error occurs, an exit signal is received from a process on the peer node or the remote node sends a message containing an invalid cookie

doRPC

public com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject doRPC(java.lang.String mod,
                                                     java.lang.String fun,
                                                     com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject[] args)
                                              throws ConnectionException

Sends the given RPC and waits for a result. Provided for convenience.

Parameters:

mod - the module of the function to call

fun - the function to call

args - the function's arguments

Returns:

the result of the call

Throws:

ConnectionException - if the connection is not active, a communication error occurs, an exit signal is received from a process on the peer node or the remote node sends a message containing an invalid cookie

sendRPC

public void sendRPC(java.lang.String mod,
                    java.lang.String fun,
                    com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangList args)
             throws ConnectionException

Sends the given RPC and returns immediately.

Parameters:

mod - the module of the function to call

fun - the function to call

args - the function's arguments

Throws:

ConnectionException - if the connection is not active, a communication error occurs, an exit signal is received from a process on the peer node or the remote node sends a message containing an invalid cookie

sendRPC

public void sendRPC(java.lang.String mod,
                    java.lang.String fun,
                    com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpErlangObject[] args)
             throws ConnectionException

Sends the given RPC and returns immediately. Provided for convenience.

Parameters:

mod - the module of the function to call

fun - the function to call

args - the function's arguments

Throws:

ConnectionException - if the connection is not active, a communication error occurs, an exit signal is received from a process on the peer node or the remote node sends a message containing an invalid cookie

close

public void close()

Closes the connection to the remote node.

getSelf

public com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpSelf getSelf()

Gets the local node used for the connection.

Returns:

the local node (self)

getRemote

public PeerNode getRemote()

Gets the remote node connected to.

Returns:

the remote node

getConnection

public com.ericsson.otp.erlang.OtpConnection getConnection()

Gets the encapsulated OTP connection object.

Returns:

the connection object