edu.vub.at.actors.net
Class OBJNetwork

java.lang.Object
  edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATNil
      edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATByCopy
          edu.vub.at.actors.net.OBJNetwork

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

public final class OBJNetwork

extends NATByCopy

This class represents the singleton network object which provides methods to interface with AT/2's distribution layer.

Author:

tvcutsem

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static OBJNetwork

_INSTANCE_ The singleton instance of the network object

Constructor Summary

private

OBJNetwork() Constructor made private for singleton design pattern

Method Summary

ATNil	base_offline() def offline() { make the interpreter go offline; return nil } Invoking this method causes remote references to become disconnected.
ATNil	base_online() def online() { make the interpreter go online; return nil } After invoking this method, publications and subscriptions can interact with those of remote VMs.
NATText	meta_print() Prints out the object in a human-readable way.
ATObject	meta_resolve() After deserialization, ensure that the network object remains unique.

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, asNativeFarReference, asNativeFraction, asNativeNumber, asNativeNumeric, asNativeTable, asNativeText, base__opeql__opeql_, base_asActorMirror, base_asAsyncMessage, base_asBegin, base_asBoolean, base_asClosure, base_asDefinition, base_asExpression, base_asFarReference, 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_isFarReference, 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_addField, meta_addMethod, meta_assignField, meta_assignVariable, meta_clone, meta_defineField, meta_doesNotUnderstand, meta_eval, meta_extend, meta_getDynamicParent, meta_getLexicalParent, meta_getStripes, meta_grabField, meta_grabMethod, meta_invoke, meta_isCloneOf, meta_isRelatedTo, meta_isStripedWith, meta_listFields, meta_listMethods, meta_lookup, meta_newInstance, meta_quote, meta_receive, meta_respondsTo, meta_select, meta_send, meta_share, readResolve, toString, writeReplace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_INSTANCE_

public static final OBJNetwork _INSTANCE_

The singleton instance of the network object

Constructor Detail

OBJNetwork

private OBJNetwork()

Constructor made private for singleton design pattern

Method Detail

base_online

public ATNil base_online()

def online() { make the interpreter go online; return nil } After invoking this method, publications and subscriptions can interact with those of remote VMs.

base_offline

public ATNil base_offline()

def offline() { make the interpreter go offline; return nil } Invoking this method causes remote references to become disconnected.

meta_resolve

public ATObject meta_resolve()
                      throws InterpreterException

After deserialization, ensure that the network object remains unique.

Specified by:

meta_resolve in interface ATObject

Overrides:

meta_resolve in class NATByCopy

Throws:

InterpreterException

meta_print

public NATText meta_print()
                   throws InterpreterException

Description copied from interface: ATObject

Prints out the object in a human-readable way.

Specified by:

meta_print in interface ATObject

Overrides:

meta_print in class NATNil

Throws:

InterpreterException