Class: Rinda::TupleEntry

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Includes:
DRbUndumped
Defined in:
lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb

Overview

A TupleEntry is a Tuple (i.e. a possible entry in some Tuplespace) together with expiry and cancellation data.

Direct Known Subclasses

TemplateEntry

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(ary, sec = nil) ⇒ TupleEntry

Creates a TupleEntry based on ary with an optional renewer or expiry time sec.

A renewer must implement the renew method which returns a Numeric, nil, or true to indicate when the tuple has expired.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 27

def initialize(ary, sec=nil)
  @cancel = false
  @expires = nil
  @tuple = make_tuple(ary)
  @renewer = nil
  renew(sec)
end

Instance Attribute Details

#expires ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute expires



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 18

def expires
  @expires
end

Instance Method Details

#[](key) ⇒ Object

Retrieves key from the tuple.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 111

def [](key)
  @tuple[key]
end

#alive? ⇒ Boolean

A TupleEntry is dead when it is canceled or expired.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 45

def alive?
  !canceled? && !expired?
end

#cancel ⇒ Object

Marks this TupleEntry as canceled.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 38

def cancel
  @cancel = true
end

#canceled? ⇒ Boolean

Returns the canceled status.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 58

def canceled?; @cancel; end

#expired? ⇒ Boolean

Has this tuple expired? (true/false).

A tuple has expired when its expiry timer based on the sec argument to #initialize runs out.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 66

def expired?
  return true unless @expires
  return false if @expires > Time.now
  return true if @renewer.nil?
  renew(@renewer)
  return true unless @expires
  return @expires < Time.now
end

#fetch(key) ⇒ Object

Fetches key from the tuple.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 118

def fetch(key)
  @tuple.fetch(key)
end

#make_expires(sec = nil) ⇒ Object

Returns an expiry Time based on sec which can be one of:

Numeric

sec seconds into the future

true

the expiry time is the start of 1970 (i.e. expired)

nil

it is Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 GMT Standard Time 2038 (i.e. when UNIX clocks will die)



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 97

def make_expires(sec=nil)
  case sec
  when Numeric
    Time.now + sec
  when true
    Time.at(1)
  when nil
    Time.at(2**31-1)
  end
end

#make_tuple(ary) ⇒ Object

Creates a Rinda::Tuple for ary.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 132

def make_tuple(ary)
  Rinda::Tuple.new(ary)
end

#renew(sec_or_renewer) ⇒ Object

Reset the expiry time according to sec_or_renewer.

nil

it is set to expire in the far future.

true

it has expired.

Numeric

it will expire in that many seconds.

Otherwise the argument refers to some kind of renewer object which will reset its expiry time.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 85

def renew(sec_or_renewer)
  sec, @renewer = get_renewer(sec_or_renewer)
  @expires = make_expires(sec)
end

#size ⇒ Object

The size of the tuple.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 125

def size
  @tuple.size
end

#value ⇒ Object

Return the object which makes up the tuple itself: the Array or Hash.



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# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 53

def value; @tuple.value; end