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Class ants.Channel 

java.lang.Object
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   +----ants.Entity
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           +----ants.ManagedObject
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                   +----ants.Channel
public abstract class Channel
extends ManagedObject
Channel used by nodes to exchanged capsule with one another.

The abstract class Channel knows how to encode outgoing capsules. Subclasses, such as UDPChannel, implement the actual send operation.

See Also:
UDPChannel

Variable Index

o ANTSVERSION
o client
o clientAddress
o source
o txbuf

Constructor Index

o Channel(Manager, String, ChannelAddress)
o Channel(Manager, String, ChannelAddress, int)

Method Index

o attachNode(Node)
o encode(Capsule)
Encode an outgoing capsule.
o New(Manager, String, String)
o send(Capsule, ChannelAddress)
Send a capsule to a given destination.

Variables

o source 
 public ChannelAddress source
o client 
 public Node client
o clientAddress 
 public int clientAddress
o txbuf 
 protected Buffer txbuf
o ANTSVERSION 
 protected static int ANTSVERSION

Constructors

o Channel 
 public Channel(Manager b,
                String n,
                ChannelAddress src)
o Channel 
 public Channel(Manager b,
                String n,
                ChannelAddress src,
                int q)

Methods

o encode 
 public Xdr encode(Capsule cap)
Encode an outgoing capsule.

This writes the ANEP and ANTS header for an outgoing capsule in its associated Xdr.

Parameters:
cap - Capsule to be encoded.
Returns:
Xdr returns Xdr in which the rest of the capsule can be encoded.
o attachNode 
 public void attachNode(Node c)
o send 
 public final boolean send(Capsule cap,
                           ChannelAddress dst)
Send a capsule to a given destination.

o New 
 public static Channel New(Manager b,
                           String n,
                           String src) throws Exception

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