webtester.packages.distributed
Class clientThread

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class clientThread

extends java.lang.Thread

Provides a thread that the client uses to ping the master server for test cases and other updates.

Author:

Aaron DeLong

Field Summary

private static boolean	bTestCases Indicates if there are test cases to execute.
private static int	iHostPort The port of the master server.
private static int	iNodeNumber The node number assigned by the server.
private static int	iSleepTime The default time to sleep in between pings to the server.
private static int	iSleepTime2 Default time to sleep when monitoring threads.
private int	iTextAreaLength Max number of characters allowed in textarea.
private static java.lang.String	sHostAddr The address of the master server.
private static javax.swing.JTextArea	text Text area used to update user.

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

clientThread(java.lang.String sAddr, int iPort, javax.swing.JTextArea tarea)
The constructor which takes the host address and port as arguments.

Method Summary

void	getTestCases(distClient client) Send a request to the server to retrieve test case data.
void	run()
void	runTests(java.lang.String sConfig) Execute the configuration returned from the server
void	setNodeNumber(int iNum) Set the node number previously retrieved from the server.
private void	updateTextArea(java.lang.String sText) Update the text area without erasing all existing data, if possible

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

sHostAddr

private static java.lang.String sHostAddr

The address of the master server.

iHostPort

private static int iHostPort

The port of the master server.

text

private static javax.swing.JTextArea text

Text area used to update user.

iNodeNumber

private static int iNodeNumber

The node number assigned by the server.

iSleepTime

private static final int iSleepTime

The default time to sleep in between pings to the server.

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Constant Field Values

iSleepTime2

private static final int iSleepTime2

Default time to sleep when monitoring threads.

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Constant Field Values

iTextAreaLength

private final int iTextAreaLength

Max number of characters allowed in textarea.

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Constant Field Values

bTestCases

private static boolean bTestCases

Indicates if there are test cases to execute.

Constructor Detail

clientThread

public clientThread(java.lang.String sAddr,
                    int iPort,
                    javax.swing.JTextArea tarea)

The constructor which takes the host address and port as arguments.

Parameters:

sAddr - the address of the master server

iPort - the port of the master server

tarea - text area used to update user on current client status

Method Detail

updateTextArea

private void updateTextArea(java.lang.String sText)

Update the text area without erasing all existing data, if possible

Parameters:

sText - the text to add to the text area

setNodeNumber

public void setNodeNumber(int iNum)

Set the node number previously retrieved from the server.

Parameters:

iNum - the node number assigned by the server

runTests

public void runTests(java.lang.String sConfig)

Execute the configuration returned from the server

Parameters:

sConfig - the config file returned from the server

getTestCases

public void getTestCases(distClient client)

Send a request to the server to retrieve test case data.

Parameters:

client - the client library used to communicate with the server

run

public void run()

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread