visad.data

Class SocketDataSource

java.lang.Object

visad.data.LinkedDataSource

visad.data.SocketDataSource

public class SocketDataSource
extends LinkedDataSource

A class for linking a socket stream to a DataReference. Whenever the source data changes, the source presumably sends the change through the linked socket, and the DataReference is set to point at the new data.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Runnable	comm Code for monitoring socket for incoming source data changes.
protected ObjectInputStream	in The input stream for the socket connection.
protected ObjectOutputStream	out The output stream for the socket connection.
protected Socket	socket The socket connection for this SocketDataSource.

Fields inherited from class visad.data.LinkedDataSource

DEBUG, name

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SocketDataSource(String name) Construct a SocketDataSource with the given name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Socket	getSocket() Return the socket connection for this SocketDataSource.
void	open(String id) Link to the given socket, updating the local data whenever an update event is sent through that socket.
void	writeObject(Object o) Writes the specified object out to the socket.

Methods inherited from class visad.data.LinkedDataSource

dataChanged, getName, getReference, isAlive

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

socket

protected Socket socket

The socket connection for this SocketDataSource.

out

protected ObjectOutputStream out

The output stream for the socket connection.

in

protected ObjectInputStream in

The input stream for the socket connection.

comm

protected Runnable comm

Code for monitoring socket for incoming source data changes.

Constructor Detail

SocketDataSource

public SocketDataSource(String name)

Construct a SocketDataSource with the given name.

Method Detail

open

public void open(String id)
          throws IOException,
                 VisADException,
                 RemoteException

Link to the given socket, updating the local data whenever an update event is sent through that socket.

Specified by:

open in class LinkedDataSource

Throws:

IOException

VisADException

RemoteException

getSocket

public Socket getSocket()

Return the socket connection for this SocketDataSource.

writeObject

public void writeObject(Object o)

Writes the specified object out to the socket.