Package net.sf.ehcache.distribution

Class RMICacheManagerPeerListener

java.lang.Object

net.sf.ehcache.distribution.RMICacheManagerPeerListener

All Implemented Interfaces:

CacheManagerPeerListener, CacheManagerEventListener

public class RMICacheManagerPeerListener
extends java.lang.Object
implements CacheManagerPeerListener

A cache server which exposes available cache operations remotely through RMI.

It acts as a Decorator to a Cache. It holds an instance of cache, which is a local cache it talks to.

This class could specify a security manager with code like:

 if (System.getSecurityManager() == null) {
     System.setSecurityManager(new RMISecurityManager());
 }
 

Doing so would require the addition of grant statements in the java.policy file.

If no security manager is specified no class loading, by RMI clients or servers, is allowed, aside from what can be found in the local CLASSPATH. The classpath of each instance of this class should have all required classes to enable distribution, so no remote classloading is required or desirable. Accordingly, no security manager is set and there are no special JVM configuration requirements.

This class opens a ServerSocket. The dispose method should be called for orderly closure of that socket. This class has a shutdown hook which calls dispose() as a convenience feature for developers.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Greg Luck

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected java.util.Map	cachePeers	The cache peers.
protected java.lang.Integer	port	The RMI listener port
protected Status	status	status.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RMICacheManagerPeerListener(java.lang.String hostName, java.lang.Integer port, java.lang.Integer remoteObjectPort, CacheManager cacheManager, java.lang.Integer socketTimeoutMillis)	Constructor with full arguments.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	assignFreePort(boolean forced)	Assigns a free port to be the listener port.
void	attemptResolutionOfUniqueResourceConflict()	If a conflict is detected in unique resource use, this method signals the listener to attempt automatic resolution of the resource conflict.
protected void	bind(java.lang.String peerName, RMICachePeer rmiCachePeer)	Bind a cache peer
protected java.lang.String	calculateHostAddress()	Calculates the host address as the default NICs IP address
void	dispose()	Stop the listener.
protected void	disposeRMICachePeer(RMICachePeer rmiCachePeer)	A template method to dispose an individual RMICachePeer.
java.util.List	getBoundCachePeers()	All of the caches which are listening for remote changes.
protected int	getFreePort()	Gets a free server socket port.
java.lang.String	getScheme()	The replication scheme this listener interacts with.
Status	getStatus()	Returns the listener status.
java.lang.String	getUniqueResourceIdentifier()	A listener will normally have a resource that only one instance can use at the same time, such as a port.
void	init()	Call to start the listeners and do any other required initialisation.
protected boolean	isDistributed(Ehcache cache)	Determine if the given cache is distributed.
protected java.lang.String[]	listBoundRMICachePeers()	Returns a list of bound objects.
protected java.rmi.Remote	lookupPeer(java.lang.String name)	Returns a reference to the remote object.
void	notifyCacheAdded(java.lang.String cacheName)	Called immediately after a cache has been added and activated.
void	notifyCacheRemoved(java.lang.String cacheName)	Called immediately after a cache has been disposed and removed.
protected void	populateListOfRemoteCachePeers()	Should be called on init because this is one of the last things that should happen on CacheManager startup.
protected void	startRegistry()	Start the rmiregistry.
protected void	stopRegistry()	Stop the rmiregistry if it was started by this class.
protected void	unbind(RMICachePeer rmiCachePeer)	Unbinds an RMICachePeer and unexports it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

cachePeers

protected final java.util.Map cachePeers

The cache peers. The value is an RMICachePeer.

status

protected Status status

status.

port

protected java.lang.Integer port

The RMI listener port

Constructor Detail

RMICacheManagerPeerListener

public RMICacheManagerPeerListener(java.lang.String hostName,
                                   java.lang.Integer port,
                                   java.lang.Integer remoteObjectPort,
                                   CacheManager cacheManager,
                                   java.lang.Integer socketTimeoutMillis)
                            throws java.net.UnknownHostException

Constructor with full arguments.

Parameters:

hostName - may be null, in which case the hostName will be looked up. Machines with multiple interfaces should specify this if they do not want it to be the default NIC.

port - a port in the range 1025 - 65536

remoteObjectPort - the port number on which the remote objects bound in the registry receive calls. This defaults to a free port if not specified.

cacheManager - the CacheManager this listener belongs to

socketTimeoutMillis - TCP/IP Socket timeout when waiting on response

Throws:

java.net.UnknownHostException

Method Detail

assignFreePort

protected void assignFreePort(boolean forced)
                       throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Assigns a free port to be the listener port.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the statis of the listener is not Status.STATUS_UNINITIALISED

calculateHostAddress

protected java.lang.String calculateHostAddress()
                                         throws java.net.UnknownHostException

Calculates the host address as the default NICs IP address

Throws:

java.net.UnknownHostException

getFreePort

protected int getFreePort()
                   throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Gets a free server socket port.

Returns:

a number in the range 1025 - 65536 that was free at the time this method was executed

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

init

public void init()
          throws CacheException

Call to start the listeners and do any other required initialisation. init should also handle any work to do with the caches that are part of the initial configuration.

Specified by:

init in interface CacheManagerEventListener

Throws:

CacheException - - all exceptions are wrapped in CacheException

bind

protected void bind(java.lang.String peerName,
                    RMICachePeer rmiCachePeer)
             throws java.lang.Exception

Bind a cache peer

Parameters:

rmiCachePeer -

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

listBoundRMICachePeers

protected java.lang.String[] listBoundRMICachePeers()
                                             throws CacheException

Returns a list of bound objects.

This should match the list of cachePeers i.e. they should always be bound

Returns:

a list of String representations of RMICachePeer objects

Throws:

CacheException

lookupPeer

protected java.rmi.Remote lookupPeer(java.lang.String name)
                              throws CacheException

Returns a reference to the remote object.

Parameters:

name - the name of the cache e.g. sampleCache1

Throws:

CacheException

populateListOfRemoteCachePeers

protected void populateListOfRemoteCachePeers()
                                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Should be called on init because this is one of the last things that should happen on CacheManager startup.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

isDistributed

protected boolean isDistributed(Ehcache cache)

Determine if the given cache is distributed.

Parameters:

cache - the cache to check

Returns:

true if a CacheReplicator is found in the listeners

startRegistry

protected void startRegistry()
                      throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Start the rmiregistry.

The alternative is to use the rmiregistry binary, in which case:

1. rmiregistry running
2. -Djava.rmi.server.codebase="file:///Users/gluck/work/ehcache/build/classes/ file:///Users/gluck/work/ehcache/lib/commons-logging-1.0.4.jar"

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

stopRegistry

protected void stopRegistry()
                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Stop the rmiregistry if it was started by this class.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

dispose

public void dispose()
             throws CacheException

Stop the listener. It

• unbinds the objects from the registry
• unexports Remote objects

Specified by:

dispose in interface CacheManagerEventListener

Throws:

CacheException - - all exceptions are wrapped in CacheException

disposeRMICachePeer

protected void disposeRMICachePeer(RMICachePeer rmiCachePeer)
                            throws java.lang.Exception

A template method to dispose an individual RMICachePeer. This consists of:

1. Unbinding the peer from the naming service
2. Unexporting the peer

Override to specialise behaviour

Parameters:

rmiCachePeer - the cache peer to dispose of

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - thrown if something goes wrong

unbind

protected void unbind(RMICachePeer rmiCachePeer)
               throws java.lang.Exception

Unbinds an RMICachePeer and unexports it.

We unbind from the registry first before unexporting. Unbinding first removes the very small possibility of a client getting the object from the registry while we are trying to unexport it.

This method may take up to 4 seconds to complete, if we are having trouble unexporting the peer.

Parameters:

rmiCachePeer - the bound and exported cache peer

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getBoundCachePeers

public java.util.List getBoundCachePeers()

All of the caches which are listening for remote changes.

Specified by:

getBoundCachePeers in interface CacheManagerPeerListener

Returns:

a list of RMICachePeer objects. The list if not live

getStatus

public Status getStatus()

Returns the listener status.

Specified by:

getStatus in interface CacheManagerEventListener

Returns:

the status at the point in time the method is called

getUniqueResourceIdentifier

public java.lang.String getUniqueResourceIdentifier()

A listener will normally have a resource that only one instance can use at the same time, such as a port. This identifier is used to tell if it is unique and will not conflict with an existing instance using the resource.

Specified by:

getUniqueResourceIdentifier in interface CacheManagerPeerListener

Returns:

a String identifier for the resource

attemptResolutionOfUniqueResourceConflict

public void attemptResolutionOfUniqueResourceConflict()
                                               throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                                                      CacheException

If a conflict is detected in unique resource use, this method signals the listener to attempt automatic resolution of the resource conflict.

Specified by:

attemptResolutionOfUniqueResourceConflict in interface CacheManagerPeerListener

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the statis of the listener is not Status.STATUS_UNINITIALISED

CacheException

getScheme

public java.lang.String getScheme()

The replication scheme this listener interacts with. Each peer provider has a scheme name, which can be used by caches to specify for replication and bootstrap purposes.

Specified by:

getScheme in interface CacheManagerPeerListener

Returns:

the well-known scheme name, which is determined by the replication provider author.

notifyCacheAdded

public void notifyCacheAdded(java.lang.String cacheName)
                      throws CacheException

Called immediately after a cache has been added and activated.

Note that the CacheManager calls this method from a synchronized method. Any attempt to call a synchronized method on CacheManager from this method will cause a deadlock.

Note that activation will also cause a CacheEventListener status change notification from Status.STATUS_UNINITIALISED to Status.STATUS_ALIVE. Care should be taken on processing that notification because:

• the cache will not yet be accessible from the CacheManager.
• the addCaches methods whih cause this notification are synchronized on the CacheManager. An attempt to call CacheManager.getCache(String) will cause a deadlock.

The calling method will block until this method returns.

Repopulates the list of cache peers and rebinds the list. This method should be called if a cache is dynamically added

Specified by:

notifyCacheAdded in interface CacheManagerEventListener

Parameters:

cacheName - the name of the Cache the operation relates to

Throws:

CacheException

See Also:

CacheEventListener

notifyCacheRemoved

public void notifyCacheRemoved(java.lang.String cacheName)

Called immediately after a cache has been disposed and removed. The calling method will block until this method returns.

Note that the CacheManager calls this method from a synchronized method. Any attempt to call a synchronized method on CacheManager from this method will cause a deadlock.

Note that a CacheEventListener status changed will also be triggered. Any attempt from that notification to access CacheManager will also result in a deadlock.

Specified by:

notifyCacheRemoved in interface CacheManagerEventListener

Parameters:

cacheName - the name of the Cache the operation relates to