net.grinder.console.communication

Interface DistributionControl

All Known Implementing Classes:

DistributionControlImplementation

public interface DistributionControl

Interface for sending files to the agent process caches.

Author:

Philip Aston

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clearFileCaches(Address address) Signal agents matching the given address to clear their file caches.
void	sendFile(Address address, FileContents fileContents) Send a file to the agents matching the given address.
void	setHighWaterMark(Address address, CacheHighWaterMark highWaterMark) Inform agent processes of a checkpoint of the cache state.

Method Detail

clearFileCaches

void clearFileCaches(Address address)

Signal agents matching the given address to clear their file caches.

Parameters:

address - The address of the agents.

sendFile

void sendFile(Address address,
            FileContents fileContents)

Send a file to the agents matching the given address.

Parameters:

address - The address of the agents.

fileContents - The file contents.

setHighWaterMark

void setHighWaterMark(Address address,
                    CacheHighWaterMark highWaterMark)

Inform agent processes of a checkpoint of the cache state. Each agent should maintain this (perhaps persistently), and report it in status reports.

Parameters:

address - The address of the agents.

highWaterMark - A checkpoint of the cache state.