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:

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

static String

BINDING_NAME The standard RMI binding name.

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

FILE_TYPE, PATH

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

void	bind() Bind this object to the value of BINDING_NAME in the local RMI registry.
static FileManager	lookup(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

BINDING_NAME

public static final String BINDING_NAME

The standard RMI binding name.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

RemoteFileManager

public RemoteFileManager(String searchDir,
                         Class dictionaryFileType)
                  throws IOException,
                         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:

RemoteException - If remote operation failed.

IOException

Method Detail

bind

public void bind()
          throws RemoteException,
                 AlreadyBoundException

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

Throws:

AlreadyBoundException - If BINDING_NAME is already bound.

RemoteException - If remote operation failed.

lookup

public static FileManager lookup(String hostname)
                          throws AccessException,
                                 NotBoundException,
                                 RemoteException,
                                 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:

AccessException - If this operation is not permitted.

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

RemoteException - If remote operation failed.

UnknownHostException - If the host could not be located.