viceroy
Interface LookupPeer

All Known Subinterfaces:

AuthorizedLookupPeer, AuthorizedViceroyPeer, ViceroyPeer

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalViceroyPeer, RemoteViceroyPeer

public interface LookupPeer

Represents a peer in some Lookup network. The network's topology can be of any type. Has only 3 methods: lookup (2 methods), getAdderss.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Anat Talmy

, Oren Dobzinski

Method Summary

Address	getAddress() Returns a real-world address for sending messages
void	lookup(Resource valueToLook, LookupAlgorithm method) Performs a lookup operation on this peer
void	lookup(Resource valueToLook, LookupPeer returnAddress, LookupAlgorithm method) Performs a lookup operation on this peer

Method Detail

lookup

public void lookup(Resource valueToLook,
                   LookupPeer returnAddress,
                   LookupAlgorithm method)

Performs a lookup operation on this peer

Parameters:

valueToLook - the value to lookup

returnAddress - the peer who initiated this search

method - the lookup algorithm to use

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the peer is not in a legal state for looking up.

See Also:

LookupState

lookup

public void lookup(Resource valueToLook,
                   LookupAlgorithm method)
            throws ResourceNotFoundException

Performs a lookup operation on this peer

Parameters:

valueToLook - the value to lookup

method - the lookup algorithm to use

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the peer is not in a legal state for looking up.

ResourceNotFoundException

getAddress

public Address getAddress()

Returns a real-world address for sending messages

Returns:

a real-world address for sending messages