com.gigaspaces.cluster.activeelection.core
Class ActiveElectionState

java.lang.Object
  net.jini.entry.AbstractEntry
      com.j_spaces.lookup.entry.GenericEntry
          com.gigaspaces.cluster.activeelection.core.ActiveElectionState

All Implemented Interfaces:

Externalizable, Serializable, Entry, ServiceControlled

public class ActiveElectionState
extends com.j_spaces.lookup.entry.GenericEntry
implements ServiceControlled, Externalizable

The election state attribute registered in conjunction with service candidate. This state managed by ActiveElectionManager and modified on Naming service if the candidate service aquire a new state.

The following states are available:

NONE - The service is not initialized yet.

PENDING - The service is a candidate to acquire PREPARE state.

PREPARE - The service is a candidate to acquire an ACTIVE state.

ACTIVE - The service become to be an ACTIVE.

NOTE: This state is ServiceControlled and can be modified only by service itself.

Since:

5.2

See Also:

ActiveElectionManager, ActiveElectionState.State, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class

ActiveElectionState.State Service states

Field Summary

String

state

Constructor Summary

ActiveElectionState()
public no-args constructor

Method Summary

Entry	fromString(String state)
ActiveElectionState.State	getState()
void	readExternal(ObjectInput in)
void	writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)

Methods inherited from class net.jini.entry.AbstractEntry

equals, equals, hashCode, hashCode, toString, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

state

public String state

Constructor Detail

ActiveElectionState

public ActiveElectionState()

public no-args constructor

Method Detail

getState

public ActiveElectionState.State getState()

Returns:

the current state

fromString

public Entry fromString(String state)

Specified by:

fromString in class com.j_spaces.lookup.entry.GenericEntry

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

Specified by:

readExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException