jade.core
Interface FEConnectionManager


public interface FEConnectionManager

Author:
Giovanni Caire - TILAB

Method Summary
 BackEnd getBackEnd(FrontEnd fe, Properties props)
          Set up a permanent connection to a remote BackEnd and return a stub of it.
 void shutdown()
          Shut down the permanent connection to the remote BackEnd
 

Method Detail

getBackEnd

BackEnd getBackEnd(FrontEnd fe,
                   Properties props)
                   throws IMTPException
Set up a permanent connection to a remote BackEnd and return a stub of it.

Parameters:
fe - The FrontEnd container that is requesting the connection setup.
props - Additional (implementation dependent) connection configuration properties.
Returns:
A stub of the remote BackEnd.
Throws:
IMTPException

shutdown

void shutdown()
Shut down the permanent connection to the remote BackEnd