viceroy.net
Class LookupMessage

java.lang.Object
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  +--viceroy.net.LookupMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

Message

public final class LookupMessage

extends java.lang.Object

implements Message

A lookup message. represents a lookup requset that was sent by some peer

Author:

Anat Talmy

, Oren Dobzinski

Field Summary

private LookupPeer	address the return address
private LookupAlgorithm	method the lookup method - which lookup algorithm to use
private Resource	value the value to lookup

Constructor Summary

LookupMessage(Resource valueToLook, LookupPeer returnAddress, LookupAlgorithm _method)
generates the first lookup message in the path.

Method Summary

LookupAlgorithm	getLookupAlgorithm() gets the lookup method - which lookup algorithm to use
LookupPeer	getReturnAddress() gets the viceroy peer that the answer message should be sent to
MessageType	getType() gets the type of the message
Resource	getValueToLook() gets the value that was looked up

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

value

private Resource value

the value to lookup

address

private LookupPeer address

the return address

method

private LookupAlgorithm method

the lookup method - which lookup algorithm to use

Constructor Detail

LookupMessage

public LookupMessage(Resource valueToLook,
                     LookupPeer returnAddress,
                     LookupAlgorithm _method)

generates the first lookup message in the path.

Parameters:

valueToLook - the value to look for

returnAddress - the peer that looked this value up

Method Detail

getValueToLook

public Resource getValueToLook()

gets the value that was looked up

Returns:

the value that was looked up

getReturnAddress

public LookupPeer getReturnAddress()

gets the viceroy peer that the answer message should be sent to

Returns:

the viceroy peer that the answer message should be sent to

getType

public MessageType getType()

gets the type of the message

Specified by:

getType in interface Message

Returns:

the type of the message

See Also:

MessageType

getLookupAlgorithm

public LookupAlgorithm getLookupAlgorithm()

gets the lookup method - which lookup algorithm to use

Returns:

the lookup method - which lookup algorithm to use