uk.ac.starlink.plastic

Class BasicApplication

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.plastic.BasicApplication

All Implemented Interfaces:

PlasticListener, PlasticApplication

public class BasicApplication
extends Object
implements PlasticApplication

Basic implementation of the PlasticApplication interface. Could serve as a superclass for other concrete implementations.

Since:

14 Jul 2006

Author:

Mark Taylor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.votech.plastic.PlasticListener

CURRENT_VERSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicApplication(String name) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Returns the application generic name.
URI[]	getSupportedMessages() Returns the messages which the application will support.
Object	perform(URI sender, URI msg, List args) Request that the application perform an action based on a message.
void	setDescription(String description) Sets the application description text.
void	setIconUrl(String iconUrl) Sets the icon URL for the application.
void	setIvorn(String ivorn) Sets the IVORN for the application.
void	setVersion(String version) Sets the PLASTIC version string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicApplication

public BasicApplication(String name)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - registered application name

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: PlasticApplication

Returns the application generic name.

Specified by:

getName in interface PlasticApplication

Returns:

name

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Sets the application description text.

Parameters:

description - description text

setVersion

public void setVersion(String version)

Sets the PLASTIC version string. Default is PlasticUtils.PLASTIC_VERSION.

Parameters:

version - plastic version string

setIconUrl

public void setIconUrl(String iconUrl)

Sets the icon URL for the application.

Parameters:

iconUrl - icon URL

setIvorn

public void setIvorn(String ivorn)

Sets the IVORN for the application.

Parameters:

ivorn - IVORN

getSupportedMessages

public URI[] getSupportedMessages()

Description copied from interface: PlasticApplication

Returns the messages which the application will support. An empty array means all messages.

Specified by:

getSupportedMessages in interface PlasticApplication

Returns:

supported message IDs

perform

public Object perform(URI sender,
                      URI msg,
                      List args)

Description copied from interface: PlasticListener

Request that the application perform an action based on a message.

Specified by:

perform in interface PlasticListener

Parameters:

sender - the ID of the originating application.

msg - the URI representing the action.

args - any arguments to pass.

Returns:

any return value of the action.

See Also:

http://plastic.sourceforge.net