dcf.client
Class Worker

dcf.client.Worker

All Implemented Interfaces:

WorkerInt

public class Worker

implements WorkerInt

The Worker handle the connection to the server, it recieves new tasks executes them and returns the result to the server

Author:

Tal Salmona

Constructor Summary

Worker(WorkerGroup parent)

Method Summary

void	addMessage(dcf.client.String str) Add a message to parents message box
void	connect() Connect to the distributer.
float	getProgress() Allows the server to view the task's progress.
Task	getTask()
void	go() The Worker's parent should use this method to start the worker.
void	kill() The worker's parent should use this method to stop the worker.
void	run()
void	setProgress(float i) Sets task's progress

Constructor Detail

Worker

public Worker(WorkerGroup parent)
       throws dcf.client.RemoteException

Method Detail

connect

public void connect()

Connect to the distributer.

run

public void run()

go

public void go()

The Worker's parent should use this method to start the worker.

kill

public void kill()

The worker's parent should use this method to stop the worker.

addMessage

public void addMessage(dcf.client.String str)

Add a message to parents message box

Parameters:

str - The message to add.

setProgress

public void setProgress(float i)

Sets task's progress

Parameters:

i - - 0.0 to 1.0 shows the progress of the task.

getTask

public Task getTask()

Returns:

The task this worker is currently running

getProgress

public float getProgress()
                  throws dcf.client.RemoteException

Allows the server to view the task's progress.

Specified by:

getProgress in interface WorkerInt

Returns:

The progress for this worker.

Throws:

dcf.client.RemoteException - A remote exception if the Interface cannot be found.