appl/parallel/ComputingResource.java

package appl.parallel;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Vector;

import edu.bonn.xulu.XuluModellingPlatform;
import edu.bonn.xulu.gui.ModelControlFrame;

import appl.parallel.spmd.SPMDTask;
import appl.parallel.spmd.split.SinglePartitionInfo;
import appl.parallel.spmd.split.SplitMap;
import appl.parallel.spmd.split.SplittableResource;

/**
 * This is the base class for remote computing resources, which could be
 * displayed e.g. in the {@link ModelControlFrame} of the
 * {@link XuluModellingPlatform}. It provides very basic functionality like
 * connecting, disconnecting or pinging. Also it provides a flag saying if the
 * resource is available for computation (or e.g. in use).
 *
 * @author Dominik Appl
 */
public interface ComputingResource extends java.rmi.Remote {

        /**
         * Should return Information about the ComputingResource. This Information
         * is primary used to display infos to the user.
         */
        public ComputingResourceProperties getResourceInformation()
                        throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * Can be used to ping the object
         *
         * @param o
         *            the object to ping with
         * @return the same object
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public Object ping(Object... o) throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * tries to connect to the resource
         *
         * @return true for success
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public boolean connect() throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * disconnects from the resource
         *
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public void disconnect() throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * @return true, if the resource is available for computation (may return
         *         false, if the resource is used by another client)
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public boolean isAvailable() throws RemoteException;
}
1	mojays	2	package appl.parallel;
2
3			import java.rmi.RemoteException;
4			import java.util.HashMap;
5			import java.util.Vector;
6
7			import edu.bonn.xulu.XuluModellingPlatform;
8			import edu.bonn.xulu.gui.ModelControlFrame;
9
10			import appl.parallel.spmd.SPMDTask;
11			import appl.parallel.spmd.split.SinglePartitionInfo;
12			import appl.parallel.spmd.split.SplitMap;
13			import appl.parallel.spmd.split.SplittableResource;
14
15			/**
16			* This is the base class for remote computing resources, which could be
17			* displayed e.g. in the {@link ModelControlFrame} of the
18			* {@link XuluModellingPlatform}. It provides very basic functionality like
19			* connecting, disconnecting or pinging. Also it provides a flag saying if the
20			* resource is available for computation (or e.g. in use).
21			*
22			* @author Dominik Appl
23			*/
24			public interface ComputingResource extends java.rmi.Remote {
25
26			/**
27			* Should return Information about the ComputingResource. This Information
28			* is primary used to display infos to the user.
29			*/
30			public ComputingResourceProperties getResourceInformation()
31			throws RemoteException;
32
33			/**
34			* Can be used to ping the object
35			*
36			* @param o
37			* the object to ping with
38			* @return the same object
39			* @throws RemoteException
40			*/
41			public Object ping(Object... o) throws RemoteException;
42
43			/**
44			* tries to connect to the resource
45			*
46			* @return true for success
47			* @throws RemoteException
48			*/
49			public boolean connect() throws RemoteException;
50
51			/**
52			* disconnects from the resource
53			*
54			* @throws RemoteException
55			*/
56			public void disconnect() throws RemoteException;
57
58			/**
59			* @return true, if the resource is available for computation (may return
60			* false, if the resource is used by another client)
61			* @throws RemoteException
62			*/
63			public boolean isAvailable() throws RemoteException;
64			}