NameService


1   /**
2    * Copyright (C) 2002,2005 - INRIA (www.inria.fr)
3    *
4    * CAROL: Common Architecture for RMI ObjectWeb Layer
5    *
6    * This library is developed inside the ObjectWeb Consortium,
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25   * $Id: NameService.java,v 1.5 2005/03/10 12:21:46 benoitf Exp $
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27   */
28  package org.objectweb.carol.jndi.ns;
29  
30  import java.util.Properties  ;
31  
32  /**
33   * Interface <code> NameService </code> is the CAROL Name Service generic
34   * interface. This is the carol SPI for a Name Service
35   * @author Guillaume Riviere
36   * @author Florent Benoit (Add methods for fixing firewall issues)
37   */
38  public interface NameService {
39  
40      /**
41       * start Method, Start a new NameService or do nothing if the name service
42       * is all ready start
43       * @throws NameServiceException if a problem occure
44       */
45      void start() throws NameServiceException;
46  
47      /**
48       * stop Method, Stop a NameService or do nothing if the name service is all
49       * ready stop
50       * @throws NameServiceException if a problem occure
51       */
52      void stop() throws NameServiceException;
53  
54      /**
55       * isStarted Method, check if a name service is started
56       * @return boolean true if the name service is started
57       */
58      boolean isStarted();
59  
60      /**
61       * set port method, set the port for the name service
62       * @param p port number
63       */
64      void setPort(int p);
65  
66      /**
67       * get port method, get the port for the name service
68       * @return int port number
69       */
70       int getPort();
71  
72      /**
73       * Set the address to use for bind
74       * @param host hostname/ip address
75       */
76      void setHost(String   host);
77  
78      /**
79       * @return hostname/ip to use
80       */
81       String   getHost();
82  
83       /**
84        * Set the configuration properties of the protocol
85        * @param p configuration properties
86        */
87       void setConfigProperties(Properties   p);
88  }
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