Class prominence.msgx.GenericSourceIDClient

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Class prominence.msgx.GenericSourceIDClient

java.lang.Object
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                   +----prominence.msgx.GenericSourceIDClient

public class GenericSourceIDClient
extends GenericClient

A variant of the GenericClient class that supports message source identification, i.e., all messages are prefixed with a header that indicates the sender's name.

See Also:: GenericSourceIDServer, SourceIDClient

GenericSourceIDClient(String, int, String): Creates a new GenericSourceIDClient that connects to a GenericSourceIDServer and attempts to register the chosen client name.

demux(): Routes incoming messages from the server to the appropriate tool.

GenericSourceIDClient

  public GenericSourceIDClient(String hostName,
                               int hostPort,
                               String name) throws IOException

Creates a new GenericSourceIDClient that connects to a GenericSourceIDServer and attempts to register the chosen client name.

Parameters:: hostName - The name of the GenericSourceIDServer host; hostPort - The GenericSourceIDServer port; name - The client name
Throws: IOException: Occurs if the GenericSourceIDServer could not be contacted, or the client name is already in use.
See Also:: connect, logon

demux

  protected void demux() throws IOException

Routes incoming messages from the server to the appropriate tool.

Strips the name header and the multiplexing header from each message, and routes the message body to the appropriate tool. If the tool implements the SourceIDClient interface, then the sender's name is included with the message body.

Throws: IOException: Occurs if there is a problem reading messages from the server.
Overrides:: demux in class GenericClient
See Also:: SourceIDClient

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