apps.authenticator
Class Authenticator

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--bees.core.Application
        |
        +--apps.authenticator.Authenticator

Direct Known Subclasses:

Everything, SourceBased

public abstract class Authenticator

extends Application

The Authenticator class provides a base for applications that wish to authenticate protocol flows. In addition, it will use the discovery and liveness protocols to track neighbors on the local network.

Constructor Summary

protected

Authenticator() Construct an empty Authenticator object.

Method Summary

protected AuthenticatorParameters	createAuthenticatorParameters(Node node)
protected DLProtocolPresentation	createDLProtocolPresentation(TypeID fi)
protected IDTranslatorPresentation	createIDTranslatorPresentation()
protected abstract UnknownProtocolPresentation	createUnknownProtocolPresentation()
AuthenticatorParameters	getAuthenticatorParameters()
CapabilityTree	getCommonCapabilities()
DiscoveryProtocolPresentation	getDiscoveryPresentation()
IDTranslatorPresentation	getIDTranslatorPresentation()
Capability[]	getInitialCapabilities()
LivenessPresentation	getLivenessPresentation()
LoggerFactory	getLoggerFactory()
apps.authenticator.NeighborManager	getNeighborManager()
Node	getNode()
NodeCache	getNodeCache()
UnknownProtocolPresentation	getUnknownProtocolPresentation()
void	start(Node node, java.lang.String[] args) Method called to set the application in motion.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Authenticator

protected Authenticator()

Construct an empty Authenticator object.

Method Detail

getLoggerFactory

public LoggerFactory getLoggerFactory()

Returns:

Factory used to make Loggers for downloaded protocols.

getNode

public Node getNode()

Returns:

Cached pointer to the current Node.

getNodeCache

public NodeCache getNodeCache()

Returns:

The Authenticator's private NodeCache.

getAuthenticatorParameters

public AuthenticatorParameters getAuthenticatorParameters()

Returns:

The parameters for this Authenticator.

getNeighborManager

public apps.authenticator.NeighborManager getNeighborManager()

Returns:

The object used to track Neighbors and notify protocols when they are found or lost.

getCommonCapabilities

public CapabilityTree getCommonCapabilities()

Returns:

A common set of capabilities for authenticated protocols.

getInitialCapabilities

public Capability[] getInitialCapabilities()

Returns:

The set of initial capabilities for new BDomains.

getUnknownProtocolPresentation

public UnknownProtocolPresentation getUnknownProtocolPresentation()

Returns:

The ProtocolPresentation used to communicate with the UnknownProtocol.

getIDTranslatorPresentation

public IDTranslatorPresentation getIDTranslatorPresentation()

Returns:

The ProtocolPresentation used to communicate with the IDTranslatorProtocol.

getDiscoveryPresentation

public DiscoveryProtocolPresentation getDiscoveryPresentation()

Returns:

The ProtocolPresentation used to communicate with the DiscoveryProtocol.

getLivenessPresentation

public LivenessPresentation getLivenessPresentation()

Returns:

The ProtocolPresentation used to communicate with the LivenessProtocol.

createUnknownProtocolPresentation

protected abstract UnknownProtocolPresentation createUnknownProtocolPresentation()

Returns:

An UnknownProtocolPresentation subclass that handles freshly downloaded protocol flow descriptions.

createIDTranslatorPresentation

protected IDTranslatorPresentation createIDTranslatorPresentation()

Returns:

An IDTranslatorPresentation subclass that handles mapped flow identifiers.

createDLProtocolPresentation

protected DLProtocolPresentation createDLProtocolPresentation(TypeID fi)

Parameters:

fi - The flow identifier being downloaded.

Returns:

A DLProtocolPresentation subclass that handles bootstrapping of new protocols.

createAuthenticatorParameters

protected AuthenticatorParameters createAuthenticatorParameters(Node node)

Parameters:

node - The current Node object.

Returns:

An AuthenticatorParameters that holds the interesting parameters for this Authenticator.

start

public void start(Node node,
                  java.lang.String[] args)
           throws java.lang.Throwable

Description copied from class: Application

Method called to set the application in motion.

Overrides:

start in class Application

See Also:

Application.start(Node, String[])

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Application

See Also:

Object.toString()