Package net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file_manager

Class RemoteFileManager

java.lang.Object

net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file_manager.FileManagerImpl

net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file_manager.RemoteFileManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.rmi.Remote, FileManager, Createable

public class RemoteFileManager
extends FileManagerImpl

An object of this class can serve as a FileManager for remote FileBackedDictionary instantiations using RMI. This class also contains utility routines to publish a RemoteFileManager for remote use, and to lookup a remote one for local use.

To make a RemoteFileManager available to remote clients:

   System.setSecurityManager(new RMISecurityManager());
   LocateRegistry.createRegistry(Registry.REGISTRY_PORT);
   new RemoteFileManager().bind();
 

To create a local Dictionary backed by a remote RemoteFileManager:

   Dictionary dictionary = new FileBackedDictionary(RemoteFileManager.lookup(hostname));
 

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static MessageLog	_log
static java.lang.String	BINDING_NAME	The standard RMI binding name.

Fields inherited from class net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file_manager.FileManagerImpl

FILE_TYPE, PATH

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RemoteFileManager(java.lang.String searchDir, java.lang.Class dictionaryFileType)	Construct a file manager backed by a set of files contained in the default WN search directory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	bind()	Bind this object to the value of BINDING_NAME in the local RMI registry.
static FileManager	lookup(java.lang.String hostname)	Lookup the object bound to the value of BINDING_NAME in the RMI registry on the host named by hostname

Methods inherited from class net.didion.jwnl.dictionary.file_manager.FileManagerImpl

close, create, getFile, getFirstLinePointer, getIndexedLinePointer, getMatchingLinePointer, getNextLinePointer, getRandomLinePointer, readLineAt

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

_log

private static final MessageLog _log

BINDING_NAME

public static final java.lang.String BINDING_NAME

The standard RMI binding name.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

RemoteFileManager

public RemoteFileManager(java.lang.String searchDir,
                         java.lang.Class dictionaryFileType)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Construct a file manager backed by a set of files contained in the default WN search directory. See FileManagerImpl for a description of the default search directory.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If remote operation failed.

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

bind

public void bind()
          throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                 java.rmi.AlreadyBoundException

Bind this object to the value of BINDING_NAME in the local RMI registry.

Throws:

java.rmi.AlreadyBoundException - If BINDING_NAME is already bound.

java.rmi.RemoteException - If remote operation failed.

lookup

public static FileManager lookup(java.lang.String hostname)
                          throws java.rmi.AccessException,
                                 java.rmi.NotBoundException,
                                 java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                 java.rmi.UnknownHostException

Lookup the object bound to the value of BINDING_NAME in the RMI registry on the host named by hostname

Returns:

An RMI proxy of type FileManager.

Throws:

java.rmi.AccessException - If this operation is not permitted.

java.rmi.NotBoundException - If there is no object named BINDING_NAME in the remote registry.

java.rmi.RemoteException - If remote operation failed.

java.rmi.UnknownHostException - If the host could not be located.