issrg.utils.repository
Class MultiThreadSearch

java.lang.Object
  issrg.utils.repository.MultiThreadSearch

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class MultiThreadSearch
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Runnable

This is a utility class that does the actual search in multiple repositories using multiple threads. The logic of invocation must guarantee that it is used from a single Thread.

Field Summary

protected java.lang.Throwable	diagnosis
protected int	status

Constructor Summary

protected

MultiThreadSearch()

Method Summary

protected javax.naming.directory.Attributes	getAttributes(java.security.Principal[] DN, AttributeRepository[] repositories, java.lang.String[] AttributeNames) This method sets up a number of threads, each retrieving the whole set of attributes from one repository using the corresponding entry name.
void	run() This method is needed for efficient Attribute retrieval.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

status

protected int status

diagnosis

protected java.lang.Throwable diagnosis

Constructor Detail

MultiThreadSearch

protected MultiThreadSearch()

Method Detail

getAttributes

protected javax.naming.directory.Attributes getAttributes(java.security.Principal[] DN,
                                                          AttributeRepository[] repositories,
                                                          java.lang.String[] AttributeNames)
                                                   throws RepositoryException

This method sets up a number of threads, each retrieving the whole set of attributes from one repository using the corresponding entry name. The list of entry names must be synchronous with the list of repositories.

As the result of calling this method, the diagnosis and status will be set.

Parameters:

DN - - the entry names; one for each repository

repositories - - the repositories; one for each entry in the DN array

AttributeNames - - the names of the attributes to be retrieved from all repositories; if null, all available attributes will be retrieved

Returns:

the requested Attributes

Throws:

RepositoryException

run

public void run()

This method is needed for efficient Attribute retrieval. You should not call it directly, as this is part of Runnable interface.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable