Class agent.util.DispatchMessage 
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Class agent.util.DispatchMessage 

java.lang.Object
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   +----agent.util.Message
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           +----agent.util.DispatchMessage
public class DispatchMessage
extends Message
A message from an AgentLauncher telling the AgentServer recipient to dispatch the agent named in the message to all the AgentServers in his list. Format: Message hdr Disp 4 bytes length of length 4 bytes ascii integer length length bytes ascii integer Class File Name Field hdr Name 4 bytes length 4 bytes ascii integer Name data length bytes Agent ID Field hdr ID__ 4 bytes length 4 bytes ascii integer ID data length bytes Argument Field hdr Arg_ 4 bytes length 4 bytes ascii integer Argument data length bytes

Variable Index

o ARGLEN_SIZE
o ARG_PREFIX
o DISPATCH_PREFIX
o IDLEN_SIZE
o ID_PREFIX
o NAMELEN_SIZE
o NAME_PREFIX
o args
o id
o name
o sig

Constructor Index

o DispatchMessage(String, String, Vector)
Save the name, id and arguments for future use in createMessage.

Method Index

o createMessage()
Create a useable message from the instance variables: id args name When this method is done, the msg byte array contains a message that can be sent over the wire.
o parse(byte[], int)
Parse the supplied byte array as if it were a dispatch message.

Variables

o DISPATCH_PREFIX 
  public final static String DISPATCH_PREFIX
o ID_PREFIX 
  public final static String ID_PREFIX
o NAME_PREFIX 
  public final static String NAME_PREFIX
o IDLEN_SIZE 
  public final static int IDLEN_SIZE
o NAMELEN_SIZE 
  public final static int NAMELEN_SIZE
o ARGLEN_SIZE 
  public final static int ARGLEN_SIZE
o ARG_PREFIX 
  public final static String ARG_PREFIX
o name 
  public String name
o id 
  public String id
o sig 
  public String sig
o args 
  public Vector args

Constructors

o DispatchMessage 
  public DispatchMessage(String Name,
                         String ID,
                         Vector Args)
Save the name, id and arguments for future use in createMessage.
Parameters:
Name - The String filename of the lead .class file.
ID - The id of this Agent, set by AgentLauncher
Args - A vector of argument data, significant ONLY to the Agent himself.

Methods

o createMessage 
  public void createMessage()
Create a useable message from the instance variables: id args name When this method is done, the msg byte array contains a message that can be sent over the wire.
Overrides:
createMessage in class Message
o parse 
  public boolean parse(byte b[],
                       int co)
Parse the supplied byte array as if it were a dispatch message.
Parameters:
b - An array of bytes containing message data.
co - The offset of the SECOND field in the message.
Returns:
true if successful, false otherwise 
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