appl/parallel/ComputingResourceProperties.java

package appl.parallel;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Information about a {@link ComputingResource}. All entries may return
 * <code>null</code> if no information is available. Notice that the 
 * information represents the state of the remote Object at the time it was
 * created. So it may be outdated. The following Properties should be available
 * on all systems <br>
 * <ul>
 * <li>ActiveModel</li>
 * <li>isAvailable - says if the resource is currently available for use</li>
 * <li>SystemInformation - Identifies the current System/OS</li>
 * <li>Name - a name which will be displayed to the user</li>
 * <li>IP - the IP address of the Object<br>
 * </li>
 * </ul>
 * <br>
 * 
 * @author Dominik Appl
 */
public interface ComputingResourceProperties extends Serializable {

        Properties getProperties();

        /**
         * Sets a property
         * @param key the key
         * @param value the value
         */
        public void setProperty(String key, String value);

        /**
         * 
         * @param key the key
         * @return the property property associated with that key or null if not found
         */
        public String getProperty(String key);

        /**
         * @return the name of the resource (usually the hostname)
         */
        public String getName();

        /**
         * @return says if the resource is available for computation (of in use).
         */
        public boolean isAvailable();

        /**
         * @return the ip of the resource
         */
        public String getIP();

        /**
         * @return port the resouce is bound to
         */
        public String getPort();

}
1	mojays	2	package appl.parallel;
2
3			import java.io.Serializable;
4			import java.util.Properties;
5
6			/**
7			* Information about a {@link ComputingResource}. All entries may return
8			* <code>null</code> if no information is available. Notice that the
9			* information represents the state of the remote Object at the time it was
10			* created. So it may be outdated. The following Properties should be available
11			* on all systems <br>
12			* <ul>
13			* <li>ActiveModel</li>
14			* <li>isAvailable - says if the resource is currently available for use</li>
15			* <li>SystemInformation - Identifies the current System/OS</li>
16			* <li>Name - a name which will be displayed to the user</li>
17			* <li>IP - the IP address of the Object<br>
18			* </li>
19			* </ul>
20			* <br>
21			*
22			* @author Dominik Appl
23			*/
24			public interface ComputingResourceProperties extends Serializable {
25
26			Properties getProperties();
27
28			/**
29			* Sets a property
30			* @param key the key
31			* @param value the value
32			*/
33			public void setProperty(String key, String value);
34
35			/**
36			*
37			* @param key the key
38			* @return the property property associated with that key or null if not found
39			*/
40			public String getProperty(String key);
41
42			/**
43			* @return the name of the resource (usually the hostname)
44			*/
45			public String getName();
46
47			/**
48			* @return says if the resource is available for computation (of in use).
49			*/
50			public boolean isAvailable();
51
52			/**
53			* @return the ip of the resource
54			*/
55			public String getIP();
56
57			/**
58			* @return port the resouce is bound to
59			*/
60			public String getPort();
61
62			}