appl/parallel/ComputingResource.java

package appl.parallel;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

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

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