org.eclipse.hyades.execution.core
Interface INode

All Known Subinterfaces:

INodeExtended

All Known Implementing Classes:

NodeImpl

public interface INode

A INode instance identifies a physical entity on the network. At the most abstract level, INodes are named entities you can create a ISession with. Depending upon the network communication mechanism, the INode is extended to capture the details of the communication mechanism.

Method Summary

ISession	connect(java.lang.String daemonType, java.security.Principal principal) Open a session with the daemon.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of the INode.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of the INode.

Returns:

the name

connect

public ISession connect(java.lang.String daemonType,
                        java.security.Principal principal)
                 throws java.net.UnknownHostException,
                        UnknownDaemonException,
                        DaemonConnectException

Open a session with the daemon. The specifics of this method are currently unresolved. It is expected that we will add an IConnection interface that will probably replace this method. Whatever methods take the place of this method are expected to throw a number of exception types. RKD: We need to specialize Principal to handle logins automatically within the framework.

Parameters:

daemonType - UNRESOLVED - it's unclear if this is the right place for this extension point.

principal - A specialized Principal object for authentication and login.

Returns:

an ISession on this INode

Throws:

java.net.UnknownHostException

UnknownDaemonException

DaemonConnectException