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1 /*
2  * JORAM: Java(TM) Open Reliable Asynchronous Messaging
3  * Copyright (C) 2001 - ScalAgent Distributed Technologies
4  * Copyright (C) 1996 - Dyade
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6  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
7  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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9  * version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
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13  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15  *
16  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
18  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
19  * USA.
20  *
21  * Initial developer(s): Frederic Maistre (INRIA)
22  * Contributor(s): Nicolas Tachker (ScalAgent)
23  */
24 package com.scalagent.kjoram.comm;
25
26 /**
27  * The <code>AbstractNotification</code> class is the superclass of the
28  * notifications exchanged by a client agent and a MOM destination agent.
29  */
30 public abstract class AbstractNotification
31 {
32   /**
33    * In the case where the client agent is a proxy agent representing, server
34    * side, multiple external clients, this field allows the proxy to identify
35    * a given client.
36    * <p>
37    * Keeping this information finally allows the proxy to route a reply to the
38    * correct client.
39    * <p>
40    * When the client is not a proxy, this field default value is 0.
41    */
42   private int clientContext = -1;
43
44
45   /**
46    * Constructs an <code>AbstractNotification</code>.
47    *
48    * @param clientContext Identifies a client context.
49    */
50   public AbstractNotification(int clientContext)
51   {
52     this.clientContext = clientContext;
53   }
54
55   /**
56    * Constructs an <code>AbstractNotification</code>.
57    */
58   public AbstractNotification()
59   {}
60
61
62   /** Returns the client context identifier. */
63   public int getClientContext()
64   {
65     return clientContext;
66   }
67 }
68
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