rice.post.storage
Interface PostData

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AddFolderLogEntry, CoalescedLog, CoalescedLog.PhantomLogEntry, DeleteMailLogEntry, DeleteMailsLogEntry, EmailData, EmailLog, EmailLogEntry, EncryptedLog, ForwardLog, GroupData, InsertMailLogEntry, InsertMailsLogEntry, Log, LogEntry, PostLog, RemoveFolderLogEntry, SnapShot, SnapShotLogEntry, UpdateMailLogEntry, UpdateMailsLogEntry

public interface PostData

extends java.io.Serializable

This interface is designed to serve as an abstraction of a data object stored in Post. This object will be stored in an encrypted state at a location in the network. Users can access this object by having a copy of the corresponding Reference object, which contains the location and possibly the key of this object.

Version:

$Id: PostData.java 2222 2005-02-11 17:47:34Z amislove $

Method Summary

ContentHashReference	buildContentHashReference(Id[] locations, byte[][] keys) This method dynamically builds an appropriate ContentHashReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.
SecureReference	buildSecureReference(Id location, byte[] key) This method dynamically builds an appropriate SecureReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.
SignedReference	buildSignedReference(Id location) This method dynamically builds an appropriate SignedReference for this type of PostData given a location.

Method Detail

buildSignedReference

SignedReference buildSignedReference(Id location)

This method dynamically builds an appropriate SignedReference for this type of PostData given a location.

Parameters:

location - The location of the data

Returns:

A pointer to the data

buildContentHashReference

ContentHashReference buildContentHashReference(Id[] locations,
                                               byte[][] keys)

This method dynamically builds an appropriate ContentHashReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.

Parameters:

location - The location of the data

key - The for the data

Returns:

A pointer to the data

buildSecureReference

SecureReference buildSecureReference(Id location,
                                     byte[] key)

This method dynamically builds an appropriate SecureReference for this type of PostData given a location and key.

Parameters:

location - The location of the data

key - The for the data

Returns:

A pointer to the data