edu.utah.janosvm.sys
Interface TemporaryExport

All Known Implementing Classes:

AggregateStateManager.IsolateStatus, OneWayLink_RendezvousPoint, CommHashtable, CommSpace, CommQueue, MemoryBlockBackEnd

public interface TemporaryExport

Indicate that an exported object is only alive as long as it is imported by someone. Only useful when implemented by a subclass of Exportable.

Author:

Tim Stack, Utah Janos Team

See Also:

PersistentExport, Exportable, ExportManager.remImporter(edu.utah.janosvm.sys.Importable)

Method Summary

boolean	expired() This method is called when there are no more imports for the export.
java.lang.Object	getName() Used to determine the name of this TemporaryObject object during revocation.

Method Detail

expired

public boolean expired()

This method is called when there are no more imports for the export. If it returns true than the export is revoked otherwise it will continue to be available for importing.

Returns:

True if the export has expired and should be revoked.

getName

public java.lang.Object getName()

Used to determine the name of this TemporaryObject object during revocation. Should return null for an anonymous export.