org.apache.catalina.tribes.group

Interface RpcCallback

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendedRpcCallback

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractReplicatedMap, LazyReplicatedMap, ReplicatedMap

public interface RpcCallback

The RpcCallback interface is an interface for the Tribes channel to request a response object to a request that came in.

Version:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	leftOver(Serializable msg, Member sender) If the reply has already been sent to the requesting thread, the rpc callback can handle any data that comes in after the fact.
Serializable	replyRequest(Serializable msg, Member sender) Allows sending a response to a recieved message.

Method Detail

replyRequest

Serializable replyRequest(Serializable msg,
                          Member sender)

Allows sending a response to a recieved message.

Parameters:

msg - The message

sender - Member

Returns:

Serializable object, null if no reply should be sent

leftOver

void leftOver(Serializable msg,
              Member sender)

If the reply has already been sent to the requesting thread, the rpc callback can handle any data that comes in after the fact.

Parameters:

msg - The message

sender - Member