org.exolab.core.messenger
Interface ConnectionAcceptor

public interface ConnectionAcceptor

A ConnectionAcceptor handles requests to open user Connection instances

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2002/02/21 09:49:41 $

Author:

Tim Anderson

See Also:

Connection, ConnectionHandler, ManagedConnection

Method Summary

void	accept(java.lang.String name, ConnectionHandler handler) Register a handler to accept connection requests for the specified connection This method returns immediately.
void	close() Close the acceptor, freeing all associated resources
void	close(java.lang.String name) Stop accepting requests for the specified connection

Method Detail

accept

public void accept(java.lang.String name,
                   ConnectionHandler handler)
            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Register a handler to accept connection requests for the specified connection
This method returns immediately.

Parameters:

name - the connection name

handler - the handler to pass new connections to

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a handler is already registered for name

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if any argument is null

close

public void close(java.lang.String name)

Stop accepting requests for the specified connection

Parameters:

name - the connection name

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if name is null

close

public void close()
           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Close the acceptor, freeing all associated resources

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if an error occurs