PlasticCommunicator (TOPCAT API)

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uk.ac.starlink.topcat.interop
Class PlasticCommunicator

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.starlink.topcat.interop.PlasticCommunicator

All Implemented Interfaces:: TopcatCommunicator

public class PlasticCommunicator
extends Object
implements TopcatCommunicator
extends Object
implements TopcatCommunicator

TopcatCommunicator which uses PLASTIC as the messaging protocol.

Since:: 4 Sep 2008
Author:: Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary
`PlasticCommunicator(ControlWindow control)` Constructor.

Method Summary
`void`	`addConnectionListener(ChangeListener listener)` Adds a listener which will be notified any time that connection status may have changed.
`ImageActivity`	`createImageActivity()` Returns an object which can be used to display images.
`Transmitter`	`createImageTransmitter(DensityWindow densWin)` Returns an object that can send the density map currently displayed in the density plot window to other applications as a FITS image.
`JComponent`	`createInfoPanel()` Optionally returns a panel which can be displayed in the control window to show communications status.
`Transmitter`	`createResourceListTransmitter(uk.ac.starlink.vo.RegistryPanel regPanel, String resourceType)` Returns an object that can send the currently displayed resources from a registry panel.
`RowActivity`	`createRowActivity()` Returns an object which can be used to send messages highlighting single table rows.
`SkyPointActivity`	`createSkyPointActivity()` Returns an object which can be used to send messages drawing attention to particular sky positions.
`SpectrumActivity`	`createSpectrumActivity()` Returns an object which can be used to display spectra.
`SubsetActivity`	`createSubsetActivity()` Returns an object which can be used to send messages selecting table row subsets.
`Transmitter`	`createSubsetTransmitter(TopcatModel tcModel, SubsetWindow subSelector)` Returns an object that can send the RowSubset currently selected in a given subset window to other applications as a row selection on a commonly-known table.
`Action`	`createWindowAction(Component parent)` Constructs an action which will display a control window for this communicator.
`Action[]`	`getInteropActions()` Returns a list of actions suitable for insertion in a general purpose menu associated with interoperability functionality (register/unregister etc).
`String`	`getProtocolName()` Returns the name of the protocol over which this object is implemented.
`Transmitter`	`getTableTransmitter()` Returns an object that can send send the currently selected table from TOPCAT to other applications.
`boolean`	`isConnected()` Indicates (without attempting a connection) whether a hub connection is currently in force.
`void`	`maybeStartHub()` According to the policy of this communicator, this method may start a hub if none is already running.
`boolean`	`setActive()` Must be called before any of the actions provided by this object are used.
`void`	`startHub(boolean external)` Attempts to start a messaging hub suitable for use with this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

PlasticCommunicator

public PlasticCommunicator(ControlWindow control)

Constructor.

Parameters:: control - TOPCAT control window

Method Detail