org.elkoserver.server.context
Class BasicInternalObject

java.lang.Object
  org.elkoserver.server.context.BasicInternalObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Referenceable, InternalObject

public abstract class BasicInternalObject
extends Object
implements InternalObject

Utitlity base class for internal objects, providing a general implementation of the InternalObject interface that should be suitable for most uses.

Constructor Summary

BasicInternalObject()

Method Summary

void	activate(String ref, Contextor contextor) Make this object live inside the context server.
Contextor	contextor() Obtain the contextor for this server.
String	ref() Obtain this object's reference string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BasicInternalObject

public BasicInternalObject()

Method Detail

activate

public void activate(String ref,
                     Contextor contextor)

Make this object live inside the context server.

Specified by:

activate in interface InternalObject

Parameters:

ref - Reference string identifying this object in the static object table.

contextor - The contextor for this server.

contextor

public Contextor contextor()

Obtain the contextor for this server.

Specified by:

contextor in interface InternalObject

Returns:

the Contextor object for this server.

ref

public String ref()

Obtain this object's reference string.

Specified by:

ref in interface Referenceable

Returns:

a string that can be used to refer to this object in JSON messages, either as the message target or as a parameter value.