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	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	}