CASA/c_micasad/communication/win/InterProcessComm/IChannelManager.cs
2005-10-11 19:51:00 +00:00

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C#

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// Created by Ivan Latunov - IvanWeb.com //
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// This program is free software. You can //
// redistribute it and/or modify it as you wish //
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using System;
namespace sscs.communication.win.InterProcessComm {
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Interface, which defines methods for a Channel Manager class.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// A Channel Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining channels for inter-process communication. The opened channels are meant to be reusable for performance optimization. Each channel needs to procees requests by calling the <see cref="AppModule.InterProcessComm.IChannelManager.HandleRequest">HandleRequest</see> method of the Channel Manager.
/// </remarks>
#endregion
public interface IChannelManager {
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Initializes the Channel Manager.
/// </summary>
#endregion
void Initialize();
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Closes all opened channels and stops the Channel Manager.
/// </summary>
#endregion
void Start();
void Stop();
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Handles a request.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method currently caters for text based requests. XML strings can be used in case complex request structures are needed.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="request">The incoming request.</param>
/// <returns>The resulting response.</returns>
#endregion
string HandleRequest(string request);
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Indicates whether the Channel Manager is in listening mode.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This property is left public so that other classes, like a server channel can start or stop listening based on the Channel Manager mode.
/// </remarks>
#endregion
bool Listen {get; set;}
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Forces the Channel Manager to exit a sleeping mode and create a new channel.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Normally the Channel Manager will create a number of reusable channels, which will handle the incoming reqiests, and go into a sleeping mode. However if the request load is high, the Channel Manager needs to be asked to create additional channels.
/// </remarks>
#endregion
void WakeUp();
#region Comments
/// <summary>
/// Removes an existing channel.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="param">A parameter identifying the channel.</param>
#endregion
void RemoveServerChannel(object param);
}
}