Class AgentDispatcher

Class AgentDispatcher 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Thread
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           +----AgentDispatcher
class AgentDispatcher
extends Thread
There is one AgentDispatcher active at any one time. It maintains a CONSTANT connection from the AgentLauncher to the Dispatching AgentServer.

Constructor Index

o AgentDispatcher(String, int)

Method Index

o ClientProcess(byte[], int)
Parse a message from the dispatching agent server.
o Dispatch(String, String, Vector)
Tell the dispatching agent server to dispatch this agent.
o StopAgent(String)
Dispatch a kill message to all servers telling them to terminate the named Agent with prejudice.
o run()
The main run loop for this thread.

Constructors

o AgentDispatcher 
  public AgentDispatcher(String ServerName,
                         int port)

Methods

o StopAgent 
  public void StopAgent(String id)
Dispatch a kill message to all servers telling them to terminate the named Agent with prejudice.
o Dispatch 
  public void Dispatch(String Name,
                       String ID,
                       Vector Args)
Tell the dispatching agent server to dispatch this agent.
o run 
  public void run()
The main run loop for this thread. Sits in a loop reading the socket and processing messages. The only messages that should come in over this socket are StartMessage and ResultsMessage.
Overrides:
run in class Thread
o ClientProcess 
  public void ClientProcess(byte b[],
                            int numbytes)
Parse a message from the dispatching agent server. Only valid message types are Start and Results. Take appropriate action for each message type, updating the AgentLauncher display.