de.fzi.kadmos.cloud
Interface CloudWorker

All Known Implementing Classes:

AWSWorker

public interface CloudWorker

This class provides a connection to a computing instance working in a cloud environment, called worker. It controls the instance and the connection channel.

Since:

1.1.0

Version:

1.3.0

Author:

Carsten Daenschel

Method Summary

Serializable	receive() Waits for the next message from the worker.
void	send(Serializable msg) Sends the given object to the worker.
void	setParameter(Properties param) The given set of parameters will be used by this class to start and control the worker.
void	shutdown() Shuts down the worker.
void	startInstance() Starts the worker and connects to it.

Method Detail

setParameter

void setParameter(Properties param)

The given set of parameters will be used by this class to start and control the worker.

Parameters:

param - Parameters.

Since:

1.1.0

startInstance

void startInstance()
                   throws CloudException

Starts the worker and connects to it.

Throws:

CloudException

Since:

1.1.0

shutdown

void shutdown()
              throws CloudException

Shuts down the worker.

Throws:

CloudException

Since:

1.1.0

send

void send(Serializable msg)
          throws CloudException

Sends the given object to the worker.

Parameters:

msg - Serializable object to be sent.

Throws:

CloudException

Since:

1.1.0

receive

Serializable receive()
                     throws CloudException

Waits for the next message from the worker. Blocks until a Message is received or a CloudException is thrown.

Throws:

CloudException

Since:

1.1.0