p2p.storage
Interface DataItem

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable

public interface DataItem
extends Comparable

Defines the operations that all data items stored on the network support.

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

@author Roman Schmidt

Method Summary

Object	getData() Get the item's content.
GUID	getGUID() Get the ID of the item.
Key	getKey() Get the key index of the item.
Peer	getPeer() Get the host responsible for this item.
Type	getType() Get the item's type of content.
void	setData(Object newData) Set the item's content.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getKey

Key getKey()

Get the key index of the item.

Returns:

the Key index

getGUID

GUID getGUID()

Get the ID of the item.

Returns:

the Key index

getType

Type getType()

Get the item's type of content.

Returns:

the Type of the item's content

getData

Object getData()

Get the item's content.

Returns:

an Object reference to the data

setData

void setData(Object newData)

Set the item's content.

Parameters:

newData - the new data

getPeer

Peer getPeer()

Get the host responsible for this item.

Returns:

a Peer reference to the host