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Interface NimletContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpNimletContainer

public interface NimletContainer

The NimletContainer provides a Nimlet access to the underlying container.

Method Summary

void	attachEntity(Entity e) This method is used to attach an entity to the container.
void	detachEntity(Entity e) This method is used to detach an entity from the container.
java.lang.String	getContainerType() This method returns a string representation of the container type.

Method Detail

getContainerType

java.lang.String getContainerType()

This method returns a string representation of the container type.

Returns:

The type of the nimlet container.

attachEntity

void attachEntity(Entity e)
                  throws NimletException

This method is used to attach an entity to the container. Subsequent requests from this user will be treated as "authenticated" and the Container Server will invoke the corresponding Nimlet request handling method.

Throws:

NimletException - If an error occur when attaching the entity to the Container. This error usually occur when the system has not been configured properly.

detachEntity

void detachEntity(Entity e)
                  throws NimletException

This method is used to detach an entity from the container. Subsequent requests from the client will be treated as "unauthenticated" and the Container Server will invoke the corresponding Nimlet request handling method.

Throws:

NimletException - If an error occur when dettaching the entity from the Container. This error usually occurs when the system has not been configured properly.