org.powertac.common.interfaces

Interface BrokerProxy

public interface BrokerProxy

BrokerProxy is responsible for handling in- and outgoing communication with brokers

Author:

David Dauer

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	broadcastDeferredMessages() Sends deferred messages
void	broadcastMessage(Object messageObject) Send a message to all brokers
void	broadcastMessages(List<?> messageObjects) Sends a list of messages to all brokers
void	registerBrokerMessageListener(Object listener, Class<?> msgType) Sets up a dispatch listener for market messages
void	routeMessage(Object message) Routes a message to server components.
void	sendMessage(org.powertac.common.Broker broker, Object messageObject) Send a message to a specific broker
void	sendMessages(org.powertac.common.Broker broker, List<?> messageObjects) Sends a list of messages to a specific broker
void	setDeferredBroadcast(boolean b) Holds up message transmission when true

Method Detail

sendMessage

void sendMessage(org.powertac.common.Broker broker,
               Object messageObject)

Send a message to a specific broker

sendMessages

void sendMessages(org.powertac.common.Broker broker,
                List<?> messageObjects)

Sends a list of messages to a specific broker

broadcastMessage

void broadcastMessage(Object messageObject)

Send a message to all brokers

broadcastMessages

void broadcastMessages(List<?> messageObjects)

Sends a list of messages to all brokers

routeMessage

void routeMessage(Object message)

Routes a message to server components. Used to route both incoming messages and messages generated by internal "broker-like" entities, such as gencos and the default broker. Messages from non-enabled brokers will be silently dropped into the bit-bucket.

registerBrokerMessageListener

void registerBrokerMessageListener(Object listener,
                                 Class<?> msgType)

Sets up a dispatch listener for market messages

setDeferredBroadcast

void setDeferredBroadcast(boolean b)

Holds up message transmission when true

broadcastDeferredMessages

void broadcastDeferredMessages()

Sends deferred messages