org.mmbase.module.builders.vwms
Interface VwmServiceInterface

All Superinterfaces:

MMBaseObserver, VwmInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

ImageMaster, PageMaster

public interface VwmServiceInterface

extends VwmInterface

Interface for VWMs that handle file servicing. This interface is used for VWMs that need to be invoked by the scancache module whenever a file is to be cached through the CACHE PAGE directive. VWMS implementing this interface keep track of filechanges and update the filecache when needed.

Version:

$Id: VwmServiceInterface.java,v 1.6 2003/03/10 11:50:27 pierre Exp $

Author:

Daniel Ockeloen, Pierre van Rodoen (javadocs)

See Also:

PageMaster

Method Summary

boolean	fileChange(java.lang.String number, java.lang.String ctype) Handles a service-request on a file, registered in the netfiles builder.
boolean	fileChange(java.lang.String service, java.lang.String subservice, java.lang.String filename) Handles a service-request on a file, registered in the netfiles builder.

Methods inherited from interface org.mmbase.module.builders.vwms.VwmInterface

addClient, init, releaseClient

Methods inherited from interface org.mmbase.module.core.MMBaseObserver

nodeLocalChanged, nodeRemoteChanged

Method Detail

fileChange

public boolean fileChange(java.lang.String number,
                          java.lang.String ctype)

Handles a service-request on a file, registered in the netfiles builder.

Parameters:

number - Number of the node in the netfiles buidler than contain service request information.

ctype - the type of change to that node

Returns:

true if the request was succesfully handled

fileChange

public boolean fileChange(java.lang.String service,
                          java.lang.String subservice,
                          java.lang.String filename)

Handles a service-request on a file, registered in the netfiles builder.

Parameters:

service - the service to be performed

subservice - the subservice to be performed

filename - the filename to service

Returns:

true if the request was handled