com.sun.jini.mahalo.log
Interface LogManager

All Superinterfaces:

Administrable

All Known Implementing Classes:

MockLogManager, MultiLogManager

public interface LogManager
extends Administrable

Represents the functions performed by a log manager.

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Method Summary

Object	getAdmin() Returns an object that implements whatever administration interfaces are appropriate for the LogManager.
ClientLog	logFor(long cookie) Factory method which returns a Log interface which can be used to create persistent records which collectively represent a system's state.
void	recover() Consumes the log file and re-constructs a system's state.

Method Detail

logFor

ClientLog logFor(long cookie)
                 throws LogException

Factory method which returns a Log interface which can be used to create persistent records which collectively represent a system's state.

Parameters:

cookie - identifier representing the information being logged.

Throws:

LogException

recover

void recover()
             throws LogException

Consumes the log file and re-constructs a system's state.

Throws:

LogException

getAdmin

Object getAdmin()

Returns an object that implements whatever administration interfaces are appropriate for the LogManager. This method overrides what is defined in the supertype.

Specified by:

getAdmin in interface Administrable

Returns:

an object that implements whatever administration interfaces are appropriate for the particular service.

See Also:

Administrable