Interface ChatHandlerProvider
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NoopChatHandlerProvider,ServiceAnnouncingChatHandlerProvider
public interface ChatHandlerProvider
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptioncom.google.common.base.Optional<ChatHandler>Retrieves a chat handler.voidregister(String key, ChatHandler handler) Registers a chat handler which provides an API for others to talk to objects in the indexing service.voidregister(String key, ChatHandler handler, boolean announce) Registers a chat handler which provides an API for others to talk to objects in the indexing service.voidunregister(String key) Unregisters a chat handler.
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Method Details
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register
Registers a chat handler which provides an API for others to talk to objects in the indexing service. Depending on the implementation, this method may also announce this node so that it can be discovered by other services.- Parameters:
key- a unique name identifying this servicehandler- instance which implements the API to be exposed
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register
Registers a chat handler which provides an API for others to talk to objects in the indexing service. Setting announce to false instructs the implementation to only register the handler to expose the API and skip any discovery announcements that might have been broadcast.- Parameters:
key- a unique name identifying this servicehandler- instance which implements the API to be exposedannounce- for implementations that have a service discovery mechanism, whether this node should be announced
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unregister
Unregisters a chat handler.- Parameters:
key- the name of the service
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get
Retrieves a chat handler.- Parameters:
key- the name of the service
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