com.hp.util.net.msg

Class ConversationBroker

java.lang.Object

com.hp.util.net.msg.ConversationBroker

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConversationProvider

public class ConversationBroker
extends Object
implements ConversationProvider

A broker, acting as a conversation provider, by dispatching conversation provisioning requests to multiple other conversation providers that have been registered with the broker.

Author:

Thomas Vachuska

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConversationBroker()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addProvider(String topic, ConversationProvider provider) Add a new provider for the specified topic.
ConversationProvider	getProvider(String topic) Get the provider associated with the specified topic.
Set<String>	getTopics() Get the set of registered conversation topics.
Conversation	newConversation(String topic, int cid, int parentId) Get a conversation for the specified topic.
void	removeConversation(Conversation c) Remove the specified conversation.
void	removeProvider(String topic) Remove the provider associated with the specified topic.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConversationBroker

public ConversationBroker()

Method Detail

addProvider

public void addProvider(String topic,
               ConversationProvider provider)

Add a new provider for the specified topic. Note that the same provider may be associated with multiple different topics via this method.

Parameters:

topic - conversation topic

provider - conversation provider to which the requests for conversations on the specified topic will be directed

removeProvider

public void removeProvider(String topic)

Remove the provider associated with the specified topic.

Parameters:

topic - conversation topic whose provider should be removed

getProvider

public ConversationProvider getProvider(String topic)

Get the provider associated with the specified topic.

Parameters:

topic - conversation topic whose provider is requested

Returns:

conversation provider associated with the given topic; null if no such provider

getTopics

public Set<String> getTopics()

Get the set of registered conversation topics.

Returns:

set of topics for which providers are available

newConversation

public Conversation newConversation(String topic,
                           int cid,
                           int parentId)

Description copied from interface: ConversationProvider

Get a conversation for the specified topic.

Specified by:

newConversation in interface ConversationProvider

Parameters:

topic - name of the conversation topic

cid - conversation id

parentId - unique conversation id of the parent conversation; 0 if no parent conversation

Returns:

conversation handler for the specified topic

removeConversation

public void removeConversation(Conversation c)

Description copied from interface: ConversationProvider

Remove the specified conversation.

Specified by:

removeConversation in interface ConversationProvider

Parameters:

c - conversation to be removed