org.nhindirect.dns

Class DNSServer

java.lang.Object

org.nhindirect.dns.DNSServer

All Implemented Interfaces:

DNSServerMBean

public class DNSServer
extends Object
implements DNSServerMBean

The DNS server creates the UDP and TCP responders and manages their life cycles. DNS queries are delegated the responders which use the DNSStore to lookup entries.

To run a server, an instance of a server is created followed by calling the start() method.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Greg Meyer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DNSServer(DNSStore store, DNSServerSettings settings) Create a new DNSServer

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDNSStoreImplName() Gets the fully qualified class name of the DNS store.
CompositeData	getServerSettings() Gets the DNS server settings.
void	start() Starts the DNS server by initializing and launching the TCP and UDP listeners.
void	startServer() Initializes the DNS server socket listeners are begins accepting requests.
void	stop() Stops the server and shuts down the TCP and UPD listeners.
void	stopServer() Shutdown the DNS server socket listeners and stops accepting requests.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DNSServer

@Inject
public DNSServer(DNSStore store,
                DNSServerSettings settings)

Create a new DNSServer

Parameters:

store - The storage medium of the DNS records.

settings - DNS server specific settings such as UDP/TCP ports, IP bindings, and thread tuning parameters.

Method Detail

start

public void start()
           throws DNSException

Starts the DNS server by initializing and launching the TCP and UDP listeners.

Throws:

DNSException - Thrown if the internal listeners could not be started.

stop

public void stop()
          throws DNSException

Stops the server and shuts down the TCP and UPD listeners.

Throws:

DNSException - Thrown if the internal listeners could not be stopped.

getServerSettings

public CompositeData getServerSettings()

Gets the DNS server settings.

Specified by:

getServerSettings in interface DNSServerMBean

Returns:

The DNS server settings.

startServer

public void startServer()

Initializes the DNS server socket listeners are begins accepting requests.

Specified by:

startServer in interface DNSServerMBean

stopServer

public void stopServer()

Shutdown the DNS server socket listeners and stops accepting requests.

Specified by:

stopServer in interface DNSServerMBean

getDNSStoreImplName

public String getDNSStoreImplName()

Gets the fully qualified class name of the DNS store.

Specified by:

getDNSStoreImplName in interface DNSServerMBean

Returns:

The fully qualified class name of the DNS store.