Package gcs

Interface Summary

GcsAdvancedMessageListener	An object implementing the GcsAdvancedMessageListener interface can act as a listener for both membership and regular messages sent through the RestGroups communication system.
GcsBasicMessageListener	An object implementing the GcsBasicMessageListener interface can act as a listener for regular messages sent through the RestGroups communication system.
GcsFactory	Interface for abstract factory pattern.

Class Summary

GcsBuilder	A class which objects can store the specific GcsFactory objects.
GcsConnection	Represents an abstraction of connection with the RestGroups communication system.
GcsGroup	Provides an abstraction for the dynamic group.
GcsGroupID	Group membership view at concrete period of time is represented by GcsGroupID object.
GcsMembershipInfo	Used for conveying detailed information about changes of groups structures.
GcsMessage	GcsMessage provides an abstraction for a message, both outgoing - snd using: GcsConnection.multicast(GcsMessage) GcsConnection.multicast(GcsMessage[]) ) incoming - received through: GcsConnection.receive() GcsConnection.receive(int) GcsAdvancedMessageListener GcsBasicMessageListener Outgoing message should have specified: addressees (with addGroup* methods family) data with: GcsMessage.setData(byte[]) GcsMessage.digest(Serializable) GcsMessage.setObject(Serializable) ) guarantee with GcsMessage.setAgreed() GcsMessage.setCausal() GcsMessage.setFifo() GcsMessage.setReliable() GcsMessage.setSafe() GcsMessage.setUnreliable() )
GcsMessageFactory	Using an GcsMessageFactory object, a number of the same messages as one given by the argument of the constructor or with GcsMessageFactory.setDefault(GcsMessage) can be produced.
GcsMessageListener	GcsMessageListener object allows blocking reception of messages through the listener message reception system.
GcsSettings	In GcsSettings object all RestGroups settings are stored.
GcsVersion	GcsVersion represents the version of the gcs library currently used.

Exception Summary

GcsException

Whenever an error occurs in classes from gcs package or they subclasses, the GcsException is thrown.