Interface AgentItf

All Known Subinterfaces:

MobileAgentItf

All Known Implementing Classes:

StationaryAgent

public interface AgentItf

extends java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable

See Also:

Runnable, Serializable

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getHomeHostName() Returns the host name of the agent's home agent server.
int	getHomePortNumber() Returns the port number of the agent's home agent server.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the agent's name.
void	init(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String homeHostName, int homePortNumber) Initializes the agent with a name, and the host name and the port number of the agent server on which it is created.
boolean	isMobile() Tests if the agent is mobile.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Method Detail

init

public void init(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String homeHostName,
                 int homePortNumber)

Initializes the agent with a name, and the host name and the port number of the agent server on which it is created.

Parameters:

name - the name of the agent.

homeHostName - the host name of the agent server.

homePortNumber - the port number of the agent server.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the agent's name.

Returns:

the name of the agent.

getHomeHostName

public java.lang.String getHomeHostName()

Returns the host name of the agent's home agent server.

Returns:

host name of the home agent server.

getHomePortNumber

public int getHomePortNumber()

Returns the port number of the agent's home agent server.

Returns:

port number of the home agent server.

isMobile

public boolean isMobile()

Tests if the agent is mobile.

Returns:

TRUE if the agent is instance of MobileAgentItf and FALSE otherwise.