Interface prominence.msg.Client 
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Interface prominence.msg.Client

public interface Client
extends Object
The interface through which the GenericClient class communicates with registered tools.

Method Index

o disconnected()
Disconnects the tool.
o receive(DataInputStream)
Receives a message from a peer tool.
o setMessageOutput(MessageOutput)
Assigns the Client a message output stream through which it should perform all communications.

Methods

o setMessageOutput 
  public abstract void setMessageOutput(MessageOutput o)
Assigns the Client a message output stream through which it should perform all communications. In the context of the GenericClient/Server framework, this will be a multiplexed stream to peer tools of other clients.
Parameters:
o - The message output stream
See Also:
register
o receive 
  public abstract void receive(DataInputStream i)
Receives a message from a peer tool.
Parameters:
i - A DataInputStream from which the message can be read. The end of the message will be signalled by the EOF of this stream.
o disconnected 
  public abstract void disconnected()
Disconnects the tool. This will be called if the client has disconnected, or the tool has been deregistered.
See Also:
deregister 
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