net.sf.cuf.singleapp

Interface ContactHandler

public interface ContactHandler

Handles contacts from other started instances

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Serializable	handleContactFromOtherInstance(Serializable pData) This method is called when another application instance is started and contacts this instance.

Method Detail

handleContactFromOtherInstance

Serializable handleContactFromOtherInstance(Serializable pData)

This method is called when another application instance is started and contacts this instance. When this method is called, it is already ensured that both the caller and this application have the same application id.

This method will be called in some thread. It may be called simultaneously in multiple threads.

The objects transferred may be any Serializable but you should certain that either both application instances are using the same code base or that the objects have custom serialization mechanisms that allow communication across different versions.

The implementation of this method should be relatively fast.

Parameters:

pData - the data object provided by the new application instance

Returns:

an object to return to the new application instance