Package org.lateralnz.messaging

A distributed notification system.

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Description

Interface Summary

MessageHandler
MessageListener	an object implementing this interface is capable of receiving/handling notification events

Class Summary

AbstractMessageHandler	an abstract message handler that implements the supporting regex methods
Message	a notification event that can be broadcast across a distributed system.

Package org.lateralnz.messaging Description

A distributed notification system. This uses IP multicast to broadcast data across the subnet, mainly so that nodes of a clustered application can talk amongst themselves.

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