p2p.basic
Interface Peer

public interface Peer

Defines the operation that peers support. Each instance provides addressing information on the represented peer.

Method Summary

GUID	getGUID() Get the guid the distiguishes this peer from others.
InetAddress	getIP() Get the peer's address
KeyRange	getKeyRange() Get the range for which the peer is responsible.
int	getPort() Get the peer's service port

Method Detail

getGUID

GUID getGUID()

Get the guid the distiguishes this peer from others.

Returns:

the global unique identifer

getKeyRange

KeyRange getKeyRange()

Get the range for which the peer is responsible.

Returns:

the KeyRange

getIP

InetAddress getIP()

Get the peer's address

Returns:

the Internet address

getPort

int getPort()

Get the peer's service port

Returns:

the service port number