Class VirtualComponent

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Configurable, XMPPService, DisableDisco, ServerComponent, VHostListener

    public class VirtualComponent
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements ServerComponent, XMPPService, Configurable, DisableDisco, VHostListener
    The purpose of this component implementation is to forward packets to a target real component implementation in the cluster installation. Let's say you have a cluster installation with full Tigase server installed on each node and you also want to use a component which doesn't have clustered implementation yet. In such case you deploy the component on one of the cluster nodes and put the virtual component on all other nodes. With proper configuration they pretend to be the component returning a correct service disco information and forward all packets for this component to a cluster node with real component running.
    This is a very lightweight implementation which doesn't use much resources either memory or CPU.
    It can work well for any kind of a component: MUC, PubSub, transport either native Tigase components or third-party components connected via XEP-0114 - external protocol component.
    Basic configuration parameters are actually the same as for a real component. You set a real component name as a name for the virtual component and a vritual component class name to load. Let's say we want to deploy MUC component this way. The MUC component is visible as muc.domain.our in our installation. Thus the name of the component is: muc:
     --comp-name-1=muc
     --comp-class-1=tigase.cluster.VirtualComponent
     

    This is pretty much all you need to load a virtual component. A few other options are needed to point to correct destination addresses for forwarded packets and to set correct service discovery parameters:
     muc/redirect-to=muc@cluster-node-with-real-muc.domain.our
     muc/disco-name=Multi User Chat
     muc/disco-node=
     muc/disco-type=text
     muc/disco-category=conference
     muc/disco-features=http://jabber.org/protocol/muc
     muc/fixed-domain=example.com
     

    Above options set all possible parameters to setup virtual MUC component. Created: Dec 13, 2008 7:44:35 PM
    Author:
    Artur Hefczyc
    • Field Detail

      • DISCO_CATEGORY_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_CATEGORY_PROP_KEY
        Parameter to set service discovery item category name for the virtual component. Please refer to service discovery documentation for a correct category or check what is returned by your real component instance.
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      • DISCO_CATEGORY_PROP_VAL

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_CATEGORY_PROP_VAL
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      • DISCO_FEATURES_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_FEATURES_PROP_KEY
        Comma separated list of features for the service discovery item represented by this virtual component. Please check with the real component to obtain a correct list of features.
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      • DISCO_FEATURES_PROP_VAL

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_FEATURES_PROP_VAL
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      • DISCO_NAME_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_NAME_PROP_KEY
        Parameter to set service discovery item name for the virtual component instance. You should refer to service discovery documentation for a proper name for your component.
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      • DISCO_NAME_PROP_VAL

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_NAME_PROP_VAL
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      • DISCO_NODE_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_NODE_PROP_KEY
        Parameter to set service discovery node name. In most cases you should leave it empty unless you really know what you are doing.
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      • DISCO_NODE_PROP_VAL

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_NODE_PROP_VAL
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      • DISCO_TYPE_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_TYPE_PROP_KEY
        Parameter to set service discovery item type for the virtual component. You should refer to a service discovery documentation for a correct type for your component. Or, alternatively you can have a look what returns your real component.
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      • DISCO_TYPE_PROP_VAL

        public static final java.lang.String DISCO_TYPE_PROP_VAL
        A default value for service discovery item type, which is 'text'
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      • FIXED_DOMAIN_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String FIXED_DOMAIN_PROP_KEY
        If set, then it is used as the component domain name part. This domains is displayed on the service discovery information, instead of virtual host based on the user's query.
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      • REDIRECT_TO_PROP_KEY

        public static final java.lang.String REDIRECT_TO_PROP_KEY
        Virtual component parameter setting packet redirect destination address.
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    • Constructor Detail

      • VirtualComponent

        public VirtualComponent()
    • Method Detail

      • handlesLocalDomains

        public boolean handlesLocalDomains()
        Description copied from interface: VHostListener
        Indicates whether the component accepts packets to all local domains. The best example would be SM component which usually handles all requests sent to any local domain.
        Specified by:
        handlesLocalDomains in interface VHostListener
        Returns:
        'true' if the component accepts packets to local domains 'false' otherwise.
      • handlesNameSubdomains

        public boolean handlesNameSubdomains()
        Description copied from interface: VHostListener
        Indicates whether the component can handle packets to 'name' subdomain. Name subdomain is an artificial domain created from the component name and the domain name. The best example would be a 'MUC' component or a 'PubSub' component. They are usually named respectively 'muc' and 'pubsub' and they accept requests sent to domains 'muc.tigase.org' or 'pubsub.tigase.org', even though a local domain is just 'tigase.org'.
        Specified by:
        handlesNameSubdomains in interface VHostListener
        Returns:
        'true' if the component accepts packets to 'name' subdomains 'false' otherwise.
      • handlesNonLocalDomains

        public boolean handlesNonLocalDomains()
        Description copied from interface: VHostListener
        Indicates whether the component can handle all packets to non-local domains. S2s connection manager component is the best example of the component which handles all requests sent to non-local domains.
        Specified by:
        handlesNonLocalDomains in interface VHostListener
        Returns:
        'true' if the component accepts packets to non-local domains 'false' otherwise.
      • initializationCompleted

        public void initializationCompleted()
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        Method is called by MessageRouter when all the startup components of the server have been loaded and configured through setProperties(...) call. At this point the whole server should be loaded and functional, except initializations taking place in this routine.
        Specified by:
        initializationCompleted in interface ServerComponent
      • processPacket

        public void processPacket​(Packet packet,
                                  java.util.Queue<Packet> results)
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        processPacket is a blocking processing method implemented by all components. This method processes packet and returns results instantly without waiting for any resources.
        Specified by:
        processPacket in interface ServerComponent
        Parameters:
        packet - a Packet value
      • release

        public void release()
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        Method called when component is being stopped and unloaded.
        Specified by:
        release in interface ServerComponent
      • getComponentId

        public JID getComponentId()
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        Method returns component jid in form of the component name followed by server hostname as a domain.
        Specified by:
        getComponentId in interface ServerComponent
        Returns:
        jid
      • getDefaults

        public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.Object> getDefaults​(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.Object> params)
        Description copied from interface: Configurable
        Returns default configuration settings for the component as a Map with keys as configuration property IDs and values as the configuration property values. All the default parameters returned from this method are later passed to the setProperties(...) method. Some of them may have changed value if they have been overwritten in the server configuration. The configuration property value can be of any of the basic types: int, long, boolean, String.
        Specified by:
        getDefaults in interface Configurable
        Parameters:
        params - is a Map with some initial properties set for the starting up server. These parameters can be used as a hints to generate component's default configuration.
        Returns:
        a Map with the component default configuration.
      • getDiscoFeatures

        public java.util.List<Element> getDiscoFeatures​(JID from)
        Description copied from interface: XMPPService
        Returns features for top level disco info
        Specified by:
        getDiscoFeatures in interface XMPPService
        Parameters:
        from - a request sender address. Some service disco elements are meant to be available only to system administrarors. The component is responsible to check whether the sender is the component administrator and return results appropriate.
        Returns:
        a list of elements with service discovery features.
      • getDiscoInfo

        public Element getDiscoInfo​(java.lang.String node,
                                    JID jid,
                                    JID from)
        Description copied from interface: XMPPService
        Returns service discovery info for the component. If the jid is null then this is info for the top level request. SM may return disco info on the top level. Other components should not.
        Specified by:
        getDiscoInfo in interface XMPPService
        Parameters:
        node - is service discovery node for which the request is made. Is normally null for the component top level request.
        jid - is the jid to which the request has been made.
        from - is the request sender address. Some service discovery information is only meant for administrators.
        Returns:
        returns an XML Element with service discovery data.
      • getDiscoItems

        public java.util.List<Element> getDiscoItems​(java.lang.String node,
                                                     JID jid,
                                                     JID from)
        Description copied from interface: XMPPService
        Returns service discovery items for the component. If the JID is null then this is request for the top level request. SM may return disco items on the top level, other components should just return it's top level service discovery item for null node.
        Specified by:
        getDiscoItems in interface XMPPService
        Parameters:
        node - is a service discovery node for which the request has been made.
        jid - is the jid to which the request has been made.
        from - is the request sender address. Some service discovery information is only meant for administrators.
        Returns:
        a list of service discovery items for this component or the component itself disco item for the top level request.
      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        Method returns name of the component.
        Specified by:
        getName in interface ServerComponent
        Returns:
        name of the component
      • setName

        public void setName​(java.lang.String name)
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        Method used to assign component name (localpart of the component)
        Specified by:
        setName in interface ServerComponent
        Parameters:
        name - to be assigned
      • isInitializationComplete

        public boolean isInitializationComplete()
        Description copied from interface: ServerComponent
        Method returns information about whether the initialization process (initializationCompleted()) method has been called.
        Specified by:
        isInitializationComplete in interface ServerComponent
        Returns:
        true if initialization of the object has been completed false otherwise
      • setProperties

        public void setProperties​(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,​java.lang.Object> properties)
        Description copied from interface: Configurable
        Sets all configuration properties for the object.
        Specified by:
        setProperties in interface Configurable
        Parameters:
        properties - Map with the configuration
      • setVHostManager

        public void setVHostManager​(VHostManagerIfc manager)
        Description copied from interface: VHostListener
        Sets the VHostManager which works on this server installation. The VHostManager allows for accessing vritual domain data.
        Specified by:
        setVHostManager in interface VHostListener
        Parameters:
        manager - is a reference to VHostManager available on the server installation.