com.perforce.p4java.server
Class ZeroconfHelper

java.lang.Object
  com.perforce.p4java.server.ZeroconfHelper

public class ZeroconfHelper
extends Object

Class designed to help the server factory with zeroconf-based duties. Not intended for direct use by end-users; uses the JmDNS zeroconf package if it's available through the class loader. See the comments attached to ServerFactory.getZeroconfServers for a fuller explanation.

Field Summary

static String	P4D_ZEROCONF_TYPE The zeroconf type string normally used to register Perforce servers.
static String	ZEROCONF_CLASS_NAME The name of the class we first try to find for zeroconf services.

Constructor Summary

protected

ZeroconfHelper() We don't want this usable outside the main P4Java server package.

Method Summary

protected List<ZeroconfServerInfo>	getZeroconfServers()
protected boolean	isZeroConfAvailable() Returns true if this instance of P4Java has a suitable zeroconf implementation available to it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ZEROCONF_CLASS_NAME

public static final String ZEROCONF_CLASS_NAME

The name of the class we first try to find for zeroconf services.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

P4D_ZEROCONF_TYPE

public static String P4D_ZEROCONF_TYPE

The zeroconf type string normally used to register Perforce servers.

Constructor Detail

ZeroconfHelper

protected ZeroconfHelper()

We don't want this usable outside the main P4Java server package.

Method Detail

isZeroConfAvailable

protected boolean isZeroConfAvailable()

Returns true if this instance of P4Java has a suitable zeroconf implementation available to it. Should probably be used at least once before calling the getZeroConfServers method to avoid unnecessary overhead.

Returns:

true iff zeroconf services are available to the server factory.

getZeroconfServers

protected List<ZeroconfServerInfo> getZeroconfServers()
                                               throws ConfigException

Throws:

ConfigException