All Known Implementing Classes:

RemoteCommandManager
```
public interface CommandManager
```
Purpose: Provide an interface that clients can use to invoke remote commands on other EclipseLink instances, or on other applications that may want to receive and process EclipseLink commands.
Description: This is the main interface that is used to send and receive remote commands in a EclipseLink cluster. The sequence of remote command execution is as follows:
1. CommandProcessor creates a command and gives it to its local CommandManager to send to remote services.
2. CommandManager uses its CommandConverter to convert the command into a TopLink Command object
3. CommandManager then uses its TransportManager to send the Command to all other known cluster members that are subscribing to the same channel
4. Each remote TransportManager receives the Command and passes it off to the CommandManager
5. Each CommandManager uses its local CommandConverter to convert the command into a format appropriate to its application (CommandProcessor)
6. Each CommandManager invokes its local CommandProcessor and passes it the command (formatted the way that the application-specified converter left it in) to be executed. If the CommandProcessor is a EclipseLink session then the executeWithSession method will be invoked on the command.
Responsibilities:
- Invoke the DiscoveryManager to establish the EclipseLink cluster
- Propagate remote command to EclipseLink cluster
- Delegate processing command to its CommandProssesor
- Convert command to appropriate format for sending to EclipseLink cluster or its command processor
See Also:

Command, CommandProcessor

Author:

Steven Vo

Since:

OracleAS TopLink 10g (9.0.4)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getChannel()`	PUBLIC: Return the service channel for this command manager.
`CommandConverter`	`getCommandConverter()`	PUBLIC: Return the converter instance used to convert between TopLink Command objects and an application command format.
`CommandProcessor`	`getCommandProcessor()`	PUBLIC: Return the command processor that processes commands received from the cluster.
`DiscoveryManager`	`getDiscoveryManager()`	PUBLIC: Return the discovery manager that manages membership in the EclipseLink cluster.
`TransportManager`	`getTransportManager()`	PUBLIC: Return the transport manager that manages sending and receiving of remote commands.
`java.lang.String`	`getUrl()`	PUBLIC: Return the URL for this command manager.
`void`	`initialize()`	PUBLIC: Initialize the remote command manager.
`boolean`	`isCommandProcessorASession()`	ADVANCE: Return whether this commandProcessor is a EclipseLink session or not.
`void`	`propagateCommand(java.lang.Object command)`	ADVANCED: Propagate a remote command to all remote RCM services participating in the EclipseLink cluster.
`void`	`setChannel(java.lang.String channel)`	ADVANCED: Set the service channel for this command manager.
`void`	`setCommandConverter(CommandConverter commandConverter)`	ADVANCED: Set the converter instance that will be invoked by this CommandProcessor to convert commands from their application command format into EclipseLink Command objects before being propagated to remote command manager services.
`void`	`setCommandProcessor(CommandProcessor commandProcessor)`	ADVANCED: Set the command processor that will be invoked to process commands.
`void`	`setShouldPropagateAsynchronously(boolean asyncMode)`	ADVANCED: Set whether this command manager should propagate commands synchronously or asynchronously.
`void`	`setTransportManager(TransportManager newTransportManager)`	ADVANCED: Set a specific transport manager to manage sending and receiving of remote commands.
`void`	`setUrl(java.lang.String url)`	ADVANCED: Set the URL for this command manager.
`boolean`	`shouldPropagateAsynchronously()`	PUBLIC: Return whether this command manager should propagate commands synchronously or asynchronously.
`void`	`shutdown()`	PUBLIC: Shut down the remote command manager.

- Method Detail
  - initialize
```
void initialize()
```
    PUBLIC: Initialize the remote command manager. This will also trigger the DiscoveryManager to start establishing the EclipseLink cluster.
  - shutdown
```
void shutdown()
```
    PUBLIC: Shut down the remote command manager. This will also trigger the DiscoveryManager to stop. NOTE: Although this call initiates the shutdown process, no guarantees are made as to when it will actually complete.
  - getUrl
```
java.lang.String getUrl()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the URL for this command manager.
    
    Returns:
    
    The URL String for this CommandManager
  - setUrl
```
void setUrl(java.lang.String url)
```
    ADVANCED: Set the URL for this command manager.
    
    Parameters:
    
    url - The URL String for this CommandManager
  - getChannel
```
java.lang.String getChannel()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the service channel for this command manager. All command managers with the same service channel will send and receive commands from each other. Commands sent on other service channels will not be exchanged with this command manager.
    
    Returns:
    
    The service channel String subscribed to by this CommandManager
  - setChannel
```
void setChannel(java.lang.String channel)
```
    ADVANCED: Set the service channel for this command manager. All command managers with the same service channel will send and receive commands from each other. Commands sent on other service channels will not be exchanged with this command manager.
    
    Parameters:
    
    channel - The service channel subscribed to by this CommandManager
  - propagateCommand
```
void propagateCommand(java.lang.Object command)
```
    ADVANCED: Propagate a remote command to all remote RCM services participating in the EclipseLink cluster.
    
    Parameters:
    
    command - An object representing a TopLink command
  - getCommandProcessor
```
CommandProcessor getCommandProcessor()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the command processor that processes commands received from the cluster.
    
    Returns:
    
    An implementation instance of CommandProcessor
  - setCommandProcessor
```
void setCommandProcessor(CommandProcessor commandProcessor)
```
    ADVANCED: Set the command processor that will be invoked to process commands. EclipseLink applications can implement this interface in order to receive remote commands from a EclipseLink cluster.
    
    Parameters:
    
    commandProcessor - The intended processor of remote commands
  - setTransportManager
```
void setTransportManager(TransportManager newTransportManager)
```
    ADVANCED: Set a specific transport manager to manage sending and receiving of remote commands.
    
    Parameters:
    
    newTransportManager - An instance of the desired transport manager type
  - getTransportManager
```
TransportManager getTransportManager()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the transport manager that manages sending and receiving of remote commands.
    
    Returns:
    
    The TransportManager instance being used by this CommandManager
  - getDiscoveryManager
```
DiscoveryManager getDiscoveryManager()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the discovery manager that manages membership in the EclipseLink cluster.
    
    Returns:
    
    The DiscoveryManager instance being used by this CommandManager
  - getCommandConverter
```
CommandConverter getCommandConverter()
```
    PUBLIC: Return the converter instance used to convert between TopLink Command objects and an application command format.
    
    Returns:
    
    The converter being used by this CommandManager
  - setCommandConverter
```
void setCommandConverter(CommandConverter commandConverter)
```
    ADVANCED: Set the converter instance that will be invoked by this CommandProcessor to convert commands from their application command format into EclipseLink Command objects before being propagated to remote command manager services. The converter will also be invoked to convert EclipseLink Command objects into application format before being sent to the CommandProcessor for execution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    commandConverter - The converter to be used by this CommandManager
  - shouldPropagateAsynchronously
```
boolean shouldPropagateAsynchronously()
```
    PUBLIC: Return whether this command manager should propagate commands synchronously or asynchronously. If set to synchronous propagation then propagateCommand() will not return to the caller until the command has been executed on all of the services in the cluster. In asynchronous mode the command manager will create a separate thread for each of the remote service executions, and then promptly return to the caller.
  - setShouldPropagateAsynchronously
```
void setShouldPropagateAsynchronously(boolean asyncMode)
```
    ADVANCED: Set whether this command manager should propagate commands synchronously or asynchronously. If set to synchronous propagation then propagateCommand() will not return to the caller until the command has been executed on all of the services in the cluster. In asynchronous mode the command manager will create a separate thread for each of the remote service executions, and then promptly return to the caller.
  - isCommandProcessorASession
```
boolean isCommandProcessorASession()
```
    ADVANCE: Return whether this commandProcessor is a EclipseLink session or not.

Interface CommandManager

Method Summary

Method Detail

initialize

shutdown

getUrl

setUrl

getChannel

setChannel

propagateCommand

getCommandProcessor

setCommandProcessor

setTransportManager

getTransportManager

getDiscoveryManager

getCommandConverter

setCommandConverter

shouldPropagateAsynchronously

setShouldPropagateAsynchronously

isCommandProcessorASession