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	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	}