org.apache.geronimo.messaging.remotenode
Interface NodeServer

All Known Implementing Classes:

NodeServerImpl

public interface NodeServer

A NodeServer listens for remote nodes and delegates to a RemoteNodeManager their management.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/07/20 00:15:06 $

Method Summary

void	setRemoteNodeManager(RemoteNodeManager aManager) Sets the RemoteNodeManager in charge of managing the remote nodes, which have joined this server.
void	start() Start the server.
void	stop() Stop the server.

Method Detail

start

public void start()
           throws NodeException,
                  IllegalStateException

Start the server.

Throws:

NodeException - If the server can not be started.

IllegalStateException - Indicates that no RemoteNodeManger has been set.

stop

public void stop()

Stop the server.

setRemoteNodeManager

public void setRemoteNodeManager(RemoteNodeManager aManager)

Sets the RemoteNodeManager in charge of managing the remote nodes, which have joined this server.
A NodeServer must notify this RemoteNodeManager when a new connection abstracting a remote note has joined it.

Parameters:

aManager - Manager of RemoteNode.