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package org.apache.catalina.tribes;


/**
 * MembershipService Interface<br>
 * The <code>MembershipService</code> interface is the membership component 
 * at the bottom layer, the IO layer (for layers see the javadoc for the {@link Channel} interface).<br>
 * @author Filip Hanik
 * @version $Revision: 467222 $, $Date: 2006-10-24 05:17:11 +0200 (mar., 24 oct. 2006) $
 */


public interface MembershipService {
    
    public static final int MBR_RX = Channel.MBR_RX_SEQ;
    public static final int MBR_TX = Channel.MBR_TX_SEQ;
    
    /**
     * Sets the properties for the membership service. This must be called before
     * the <code>start()</code> method is called.
     * The properties are implementation specific.
     * @param properties - to be used to configure the membership service.
     */
    public void setProperties(java.util.Properties properties);
    /**
     * Returns the properties for the configuration used.
     */
    public java.util.Properties getProperties();
    /**
     * Starts the membership service. If a membership listeners is added
     * the listener will start to receive membership events.
     * Performs a start level 1 and 2
     * @throws java.lang.Exception if the service fails to start.
     */
    public void start() throws java.lang.Exception;

    /**
     * Starts the membership service. If a membership listeners is added
     * the listener will start to receive membership events.
     * @param level - level MBR_RX starts listening for members, level MBR_TX 
     * starts broad casting the server
     * @throws java.lang.Exception if the service fails to start.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the level is incorrect.
     */
    public void start(int level) throws java.lang.Exception;


    /**
     * Starts the membership service. If a membership listeners is added
     * the listener will start to receive membership events.
     * @param level - level MBR_RX stops listening for members, level MBR_TX 
     * stops broad casting the server
     * @throws java.lang.Exception if the service fails to stop
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the level is incorrect.
     */

    public void stop(int level);
    
    /**
     * @return true if the the group contains members
     */
    public boolean hasMembers();
    
    
    /**
     * 
     * @param mbr Member
     * @return Member
     */
    public Member getMember(Member mbr);
    /**
     * Returns a list of all the members in the cluster.
     */
    
    public Member[] getMembers();
    
    /**
     * Returns the member object that defines this member
     */
    public Member getLocalMember(boolean incAliveTime);

    /**
     * Return all members by name
     */
    public String[] getMembersByName() ; 
    
    /**
     * Return the member by name
     */
    public Member findMemberByName(String name) ;

    /**
     * Sets the local member properties for broadcasting
     */
    public void setLocalMemberProperties(String listenHost, int listenPort);
    
    /**
     * Sets the membership listener, only one listener can be added.
     * If you call this method twice, the last listener will be used.
     * @param listener The listener
     */
    public void setMembershipListener(MembershipListener listener);
    
    /**
     * removes the membership listener.
     */
    public void removeMembershipListener();
    
    /**
     * Set a payload to be broadcasted with each membership 
     * broadcast.
     * @param payload byte[]
     */
    public void setPayload(byte[] payload);
    
    public void setDomain(byte[] domain);

}