edu.vub.at.actors.natives
Class NATRemoteFarRef

java.lang.Object
  edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil
      edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATByCopy
          edu.vub.at.actors.natives.NATFarReference
              edu.vub.at.actors.natives.NATRemoteFarRef

All Implemented Interfaces:

ATAbstractGrammar, ATConversions, ATExpression, ATFarReference, ATNil, ATObject, ATStatement, java.io.Serializable

public class NATRemoteFarRef

extends NATFarReference

Instances of NATRemoteFarRef represent far references to physically remote actors. By 'physically remote', we mean in a separate address space.

Author:

tvcutsem

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class edu.vub.at.actors.natives.NATFarReference

NATFarReference.NATDisconnectionSubscription, NATFarReference.NATReconnectionSubscription

Field Summary

(package private) ELFarReference

sendLoop_ When a remote far reference is passed on to another virtual machine, the event loop is not taken with it.

Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.actors.natives.NATFarReference

Fields inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil

_INSTANCE_

Constructor Summary

NATRemoteFarRef(ATObjectID objectId, ELActor hostActor, ATStripe[] stripes)

Method Summary

ATTable	meta_retractUnsentMessages() Retracts all of the outgoing messages buffered in this far object reference by passing them in a table.
void	onDisconnection(ATClosure listener)
void	onReconnection(ATClosure listener)
protected ATObject	transmit(ATAsyncMessage message)

Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.actors.natives.NATFarReference

asNativeFarReference, base_asFarReference, base_isFarReference, getObjectId, meta_addField, meta_addMethod, meta_assignField, meta_assignVariable, meta_clone, meta_defineField, meta_doesNotUnderstand, meta_extend, meta_getDynamicParent, meta_getLexicalParent, meta_getStripes, meta_grabField, meta_grabMethod, meta_invoke, meta_isCloneOf, meta_isRelatedTo, meta_listFields, meta_listMethods, meta_lookup, meta_newInstance, meta_print, meta_receive, meta_resolve, meta_respondsTo, meta_select, meta_share

Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATByCopy

meta_pass

Methods inherited from class edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil

asAmbientTalkObject, asJavaClassUnderSymbiosis, asJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, asNativeBoolean, asNativeException, asNativeFraction, asNativeNumber, asNativeNumeric, asNativeTable, asNativeText, base__opeql__opeql_, base_asActorMirror, base_asAsyncMessage, base_asBegin, base_asBoolean, base_asClosure, base_asDefinition, base_asExpression, base_asField, base_asHandler, base_asMessage, base_asMessageCreation, base_asMethod, base_asMirror, base_asNumber, base_asSplice, base_asStatement, base_asStripe, base_asSymbol, base_asTable, base_asUnquoteSplice, base_asVariableAssignment, base_init, base_isBoolean, base_isCallFrame, base_isClosure, base_isMessageCreation, base_isMethod, base_isMirror, base_isSplice, base_isStripe, base_isSymbol, base_isTable, base_isUnquoteSplice, base_isVariableAssignment, base_new, createChild, equals, isAmbientTalkObject, isJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, isNativeBoolean, isNativeField, isNativeText, meta_eval, meta_isStripedWith, meta_quote, meta_send, readResolve, toString, writeReplace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.ATObject

base__opeql__opeql_, base_init, base_new, meta_eval, meta_isStripedWith, meta_pass, meta_quote, meta_send

Methods inherited from interface edu.vub.at.objects.coercion.ATConversions

asAmbientTalkObject, asJavaClassUnderSymbiosis, asJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, asNativeBoolean, asNativeException, asNativeFraction, asNativeNumber, asNativeNumeric, asNativeTable, asNativeText, base_asActorMirror, base_asAsyncMessage, base_asBegin, base_asBoolean, base_asClosure, base_asDefinition, base_asExpression, base_asField, base_asHandler, base_asMessage, base_asMessageCreation, base_asMethod, base_asMirror, base_asNumber, base_asSplice, base_asStatement, base_asStripe, base_asSymbol, base_asTable, base_asUnquoteSplice, base_asVariableAssignment, base_isBoolean, base_isCallFrame, base_isClosure, base_isMessageCreation, base_isMethod, base_isMirror, base_isSplice, base_isStripe, base_isSymbol, base_isTable, base_isUnquoteSplice, base_isVariableAssignment, isAmbientTalkObject, isJavaObjectUnderSymbiosis, isNativeBoolean, isNativeField, isNativeText

Field Detail

sendLoop_

final transient ELFarReference sendLoop_

When a remote far reference is passed on to another virtual machine, the event loop is not taken with it. At the remote end, a new far reference will be created with the appropriate event loop.

Constructor Detail

NATRemoteFarRef

public NATRemoteFarRef(ATObjectID objectId,
                       ELActor hostActor,
                       ATStripe[] stripes)

Method Detail

transmit

protected ATObject transmit(ATAsyncMessage message)
                     throws InterpreterException

Specified by:

transmit in class NATFarReference

Throws:

InterpreterException

meta_retractUnsentMessages

public ATTable meta_retractUnsentMessages()
                                   throws InterpreterException

Description copied from interface: ATFarReference

Retracts all of the outgoing messages buffered in this far object reference by passing them in a table. After this method has been invoked, the outgoing message queue of this far reference will be empty.

Throws:

InterpreterException

onDisconnection

public void onDisconnection(ATClosure listener)
                     throws InterpreterException

Throws:

InterpreterException

onReconnection

public void onReconnection(ATClosure listener)
                    throws InterpreterException

Throws:

InterpreterException