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Interface AgentServerInt

All Known Implementing Classes:

AgentServer

public interface AgentServerInt

must be implemented by an AgentServer

Method Summary

void	agentMigrate(AgentObject agent, java.net.InetAddress dstAddr, int port) The agent wants to be sent to dstAddr and dstPort.
java.util.Vector	getFootprints() optional, not implemented
java.util.Vector	getResidingAgents() optional, not implemented
java.util.Vector	getServerNeighbors() This method creates a DiscoveryClient which will find the server's neighbors

Method Detail

getServerNeighbors

public java.util.Vector getServerNeighbors()

This method creates a DiscoveryClient which will find the server's neighbors

Returns:

a vector containing the neighbors

agentMigrate

public void agentMigrate(AgentObject agent,
                         java.net.InetAddress dstAddr,
                         int port)

The agent wants to be sent to dstAddr and dstPort. For this purpose a TCP connection is established. If the connection to another server is unsuccessful, the agent is sent home

Parameters:

agent - is the AgentObject which wants to migrate

dstAddress - is the destination InetAddress

dstport - is the destination port

getFootprints

public java.util.Vector getFootprints()

optional, not implemented

getResidingAgents

public java.util.Vector getResidingAgents()

optional, not implemented