org.nhindirect.dns
Interface DNSStore

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConfigServiceDNSStore, ProxyDNSStore

public interface DNSStore

A DNSStore encapsulates the physical medium that stores DNS records such as a files, databases, or web services. A store processes DNS requests, executes the lookup or operational request (such as zone transfers) logic, and returns an appropriate response.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Greg Meyer, Umesh Madan

Method Summary

org.xbill.DNS.Message

get(org.xbill.DNS.Message dnsMsg) Processes a lookup request for DNS records.

Method Detail

get

org.xbill.DNS.Message get(org.xbill.DNS.Message dnsMsg)
                          throws DNSException

Processes a lookup request for DNS records.

Parameters:

dnsMsg - The DSN request message.

Returns:

The DNS response message. Returns null for lookup requests if a matching record cannot be found.

Throws:

DNSException - Thrown is the request fails due to sever failure such as illegal request parameters or a failure accessing the physical record medium.