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package info.dmtree.notification.spi;
import info.dmtree.notification.AlertItem;
/**
* The RemoteAlertSender can be used to send notifications to (remote) entities
* identified by principal names. This service is provided by Protocol Adapters,
* and is used by the {@link info.dmtree.notification.NotificationService} when
* sending alerts. Implementations of this interface have to be able to connect
* and send alerts to one or more management servers in a protocol specific way.
*
* The properties of the service registration should specify a list of
* destinations (principals) where the service is capable of sending alerts.
* This can be done by providing a String array of principal names
* in the principals registration property. If this property is not
* registered, the service will be treated as the default sender. The default
* alert sender is only used when a more specific alert sender cannot be found.
*
* The principals registration property is used when the
* {@link info.dmtree.notification.NotificationService#sendNotification} method
* is called, to find the proper RemoteAlertSender for the given
* destination. If the caller does not specify a principal, the alert is only
* sent if the Notification Sender finds a default alert sender, or if the
* choice is unambiguous for some other reason (for example if only one alert
* sender is registered).
*
* @version $Revision: 5673 $
*/
public interface RemoteAlertSender {
/**
* Sends an alert to a server identified by its principal name. In case the
* alert is sent in response to a previous
* {@link info.dmtree.DmtSession#execute(String, String, String) execute}
* command, a correlation identifier can be specified to provide the
* association between the execute and the alert.
*
* The principal parameter specifies which server the alert
* should be sent to. This parameter can be null if the
* client does not know the name of the destination. The alert should still
* be delivered if possible; for example if the alert sender is only
* connected to one destination.
*
* Any exception thrown on this method will be propagated to the original
* sender of the event, wrapped in a DmtException with the
* code REMOTE_ERROR.
*
* Since sending the alert and receiving acknowledgment for it is
* potentially a very time-consuming operation, alerts are sent
* asynchronously. This method should attempt to ensure that the alert can
* be sent successfully, and should throw an exception if it detects any
* problems. If the method returns without error, the alert is accepted for
* sending and the implementation must make a best-effort attempt to deliver
* it.
*
* @param principal the name identifying the server where the alert should
* be sent, can be null
* @param code the alert code, can be 0 if not needed
* @param correlator the correlation identifier of an associated EXEC
* command, or null if there is no associated EXEC
* @param items the data of the alert items carried in this alert, can be
* empty or null if no alert items are needed
* @throws Exception if the alert can not be sent to the server
*/
void sendAlert(String principal, int code, String correlator,
AlertItem[] items) throws Exception;
}