Package uk.ac.starlink.connect

Classes related to persistent connections to remote services.

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Description

Interface Summary

Branch	Represents a directory-like node in a (possibly remote) filesystem.
Connector	Interface for logging in to a remote facility.
Leaf	Represents a non-directory type file in a (possibly remote) filesystem.
Node	Represents a node in a (possibly remote) file system.

Class Summary

AuthKey	Describes an item of authorization information required when connecting to a remote service.
BranchComboBox	JComboBox which allows selection of Branch objects.
Connection	Represents a connection to a remote resource.
ConnectorAction	Action which controls logging in to and out of a remote service using a Connector object.
ConnectorManager	Marshals provision of Connector objects.
ErrorLeaf	Dummy Leaf implmentation which describes an error condition.
FileBranch	Branch representing a directory file.
FileNode	Node representing a file File in a local filesystem.
FilestoreChooser	Generalised file browser which can browse virtual remote filesystems as well as the local filesystem.
NodeComparator	Comparator for nodes.

Package uk.ac.starlink.connect Description

Classes related to persistent connections to remote services. Currently the main service provided by the connections defined here is access to some kind of filesystem which is modelled as a simple tree structure (see Node and subinterfaces).

Connection implementations are supplied by classes in other packages; the ConnectorManager class is the place to find out what implementations are available in this JVM.