de.tubs.macs.control
Interface MacsApplication

All Known Implementing Classes:

Whiteboard, Video, Audio, VideoReceiver, VideoSender, ShowSAPStreams, Chat

public interface MacsApplication

This is the interface for a MacsApplication. A MacsApplcation must have a contructors like:

public Application()

Author:

Oliver Eggers

Method Summary

void	exitApplication() method to exit and shutdown the application This method MUST always be called bei MacsControl! NEVER ever call this method in the application.
int	getVersionMajor() method to return the major version of the application, e.g.
int	getVersionMinor() method to return the minor version of the application, e.g.
java.lang.String	getVersionName() method to return the version name of the application We'll see later, what we need here...
boolean	initApplication(ApplicationID id, Session session, javax.swing.JComponent display) method to initialize the application
void	processSessionEvent(SessionEvent event) this is informative (asynchrone).
boolean	startApplication() method to start the application

Method Detail

initApplication

public boolean initApplication(ApplicationID id,
                               Session session,
                               javax.swing.JComponent display)

method to initialize the application

Parameters:

id - the id of this application

session - the session the application is startet in

display - a JComponent where the application may put it's control elements

Returns:

true, if ok

exitApplication

public void exitApplication()

method to exit and shutdown the application This method MUST always be called bei MacsControl! NEVER ever call this method in the application.

startApplication

public boolean startApplication()

method to start the application

Returns:

true, if ok

processSessionEvent

public void processSessionEvent(SessionEvent event)

this is informative (asynchrone). also contains floor-events (FloorEvent extends SessionEvent)

getVersionMajor

public int getVersionMajor()

method to return the major version of the application, e.g. X for Version X.Y

getVersionMinor

public int getVersionMinor()

method to return the minor version of the application, e.g. Y for Version X.Y

getVersionName

public java.lang.String getVersionName()

method to return the version name of the application We'll see later, what we need here...