com.agentfactory.platform.mts
Class MessageTransportService

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      com.agentfactory.platform.service.PlatformService
          com.agentfactory.platform.mts.MessageTransportService

public abstract class MessageTransportService
extends PlatformService

This interface outlines the methods that should be implemented by any message transport service.

Field Summary

protected java.util.Hashtable	agents
protected PlatformServiceManager	manager

Fields inherited from class com.agentfactory.platform.service.PlatformService

name

Constructor Summary

MessageTransportService()

Method Summary

void	bind(Agent agent)
abstract java.lang.String	getAddress()
abstract java.lang.String	getServiceID()
void	init(PlatformServiceDescriptor descriptor, PlatformServiceManager manager)
abstract boolean	isValidService(java.lang.String address)
void	modifyBinding(java.lang.String oldName, java.lang.String name)
boolean	receiveMessage(Message message)
abstract boolean	sendMessage(java.lang.String address, Message message)
void	start()
void	unbind(Agent agent)

Methods inherited from class com.agentfactory.platform.service.PlatformService

getName, getPriority, setName, stop

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, clearChanged, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers, setChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

agents

protected java.util.Hashtable agents

manager

protected PlatformServiceManager manager

Constructor Detail

MessageTransportService

public MessageTransportService()

Method Detail

init

public void init(PlatformServiceDescriptor descriptor,
                 PlatformServiceManager manager)

Overrides:

init in class PlatformService

isValidService

public abstract boolean isValidService(java.lang.String address)

sendMessage

public abstract boolean sendMessage(java.lang.String address,
                                    Message message)

getAddress

public abstract java.lang.String getAddress()

getServiceID

public abstract java.lang.String getServiceID()

bind

public void bind(Agent agent)

Specified by:

bind in class PlatformService

unbind

public void unbind(Agent agent)

Specified by:

unbind in class PlatformService

modifyBinding

public void modifyBinding(java.lang.String oldName,
                          java.lang.String name)

Specified by:

modifyBinding in class PlatformService

receiveMessage

public boolean receiveMessage(Message message)

start

public void start()

Specified by:

start in class PlatformService