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 So it may be outdated.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	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 So it may be outdated.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	}