lima.distribution
Interface WorkUnitSource

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

All Known Implementing Classes:

EcmSource, TestTX, WUPipe

public interface WorkUnitSource

extends java.rmi.Remote

A Source of Unprocessed WorkUnits. This is the interface that the distribution system gets WorkUnits from the algorithm-specific code.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getOwner() Return a textual description of a source's owner.
boolean	hasNext() Will next() succeed?
lima.distribution.WorkUnit	next() Return the next WorkUnit that needs to be processed.

Method Detail

next

public lima.distribution.WorkUnit next()
                                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Return the next WorkUnit that needs to be processed. MUST NOT be called if hasNext()==false.

Returns:

WorkUnit - -The next WorkUnit

java.rmi.RemoteException

hasNext

public boolean hasNext()
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Will next() succeed?

Returns:

boolean

java.rmi.RemoteException

getOwner

public java.lang.String getOwner()
                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Return a textual description of a source's owner.

java.rmi.RemoteException