BroadCastService (Vanted 2.8.3 API)

java.lang.Object

de.ipk_gatersleben.ag_nw.graffiti.services.network.BroadCastService

All Implemented Interfaces:: HelperClass

public class BroadCastService
extends Object
implements HelperClass

Creates a broadcast-service which allows sending and receiving of broadcast messages.

Author:: Christian Klukas (c) 2004 IPK-Gatersleben

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`BroadCastService(int udpPortStart, int udpPortEnd, int maxMessageLen)`	Creates a broadcast-service which allows sending and receiving of broadcast messages.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getBindPort()`
`int`	`getEndPort()`
`int`	`getInCount()`
`int`	`getOtherInCount()`
`int`	`getOutCount()`
`int`	`getStartPort()`
`void`	`increaseInCount()`
`UDPreceiveStructure`	`receiveBroadcast(int timeout)`	Receives and returns the data contained in a broadcast message.
`void`	`sendBroadcast(byte[] msg)`	Sends a broadcast to all of the nodes the ip should be the ip for the network

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details
- BroadCastService
  
  public BroadCastService(int udpPortStart, int udpPortEnd, int maxMessageLen)
  
  Creates a broadcast-service which allows sending and receiving of broadcast messages. A default target IP of 255.255.255.255 is used.
  
  Parameters:
  
  udpPort - The UDP Port where the data is received and send.
  
  maxMessageLen - The maximum length of bytes that is allowed to send and receive by this service.
Method Details
- sendBroadcast
  
  public void sendBroadcast(byte[] msg) throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException
  
  Sends a broadcast to all of the nodes the ip should be the ip for the network
  
  Parameters:
  
  msg - the message to be send
  
  ip - the ip address to use for the broadcast packet
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException - if cannot send the packet
  
  IllegalArgumentException
- receiveBroadcast
  
  public UDPreceiveStructure receiveBroadcast(int timeout) throws IOException
  
  Receives and returns the data contained in a broadcast message. Set timeout <= 0 if you wish to have no timeout
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException
- increaseInCount
  
  public void increaseInCount()
- getInCount
  
  public int getInCount()
- getOutCount
  
  public int getOutCount()
- getOtherInCount
  
  public int getOtherInCount()
- getStartPort
  
  public int getStartPort()
- getEndPort
  
  public int getEndPort()
- getBindPort
  
  public int getBindPort()