ch.epfl.dedis.skipchain

Class SkipchainRPC

java.lang.Object

ch.epfl.dedis.skipchain.SkipchainRPC

public class SkipchainRPC
extends Object

Implementing an interface to the skipchain service.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Roster	roster
protected SkipblockId	scID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SkipchainRPC(Roster roster, SkipblockId scID) If the skipchain is already initialised, this constructor will only initialise the class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SkipblockId	getID()
SkipBlock	getLatestSkipblock()
Roster	getRoster()
SkipBlock	getSkipblock(SkipblockId id) Returns the skipblock from the skipchain, given its id.
boolean	verify() Contacts all nodes in the cothority and returns true only if _all_ nodes returned OK.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

scID

protected SkipblockId scID

roster

protected Roster roster

Constructor Detail

SkipchainRPC

public SkipchainRPC(Roster roster,
                    SkipblockId scID)
             throws CothorityCommunicationException

If the skipchain is already initialised, this constructor will only initialise the class. Once it is initialized, you can verify it with the verify()-method.

Parameters:

roster - list of all cothority servers with public keys

scID - the getId of the used skipchain

Throws:

CothorityCommunicationException - in case of communication difficulties

Method Detail

verify

public boolean verify()

Contacts all nodes in the cothority and returns true only if _all_ nodes returned OK.

Returns:

true only if all nodes are OK, else false.

getSkipblock

public SkipBlock getSkipblock(SkipblockId id)
                       throws CothorityCommunicationException

Returns the skipblock from the skipchain, given its id.

Parameters:

id - the id of the skipblock

Returns:

the proto-representation of the skipblock.

Throws:

CothorityCommunicationException - in case of communication difficulties

getLatestSkipblock

public SkipBlock getLatestSkipblock()
                             throws CothorityCommunicationException

Throws:

CothorityCommunicationException

getID

public SkipblockId getID()

getRoster

public Roster getRoster()