Class: Rinda::TemplateEntry

Relationships & Source Files
Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance Descendants
Subclasses: NotifyTemplateEntry, WaitTemplateEntry
Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance
Class Chain: self, `TupleEntry`
Instance Chain: self, `TupleEntry`, DRbUndumped
Inherits:	Rinda::TupleEntry Object Rinda::TupleEntry Rinda::TemplateEntry
Defined in:	lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb

Overview

A TemplateEntry is a Template together with expiry and cancellation data.

.new	Creates a `TupleEntry` based on `ary` with an optional renewer or expiry time `sec`.

#alive?	A TupleEntry is dead when it is canceled or expired.
#canceled?	Returns the canceled status.
#expired?	Has this tuple expired? (true/false).
#expires

#[]	Retrieves `key` from the tuple.
#cancel	Marks this `TupleEntry` as canceled.
#fetch	Fetches `key` from the tuple.
#make_expires	Returns an expiry Time based on `sec` which can be one of: Numeric `sec` seconds into the future `true` the expiry time is the start of 1970 (i.e. expired) `nil` it is Tue Jan 19 03:14:07 GMT Standard Time 2038 (i.e. when.
#make_tuple	Creates a `Tuple` for `ary`.
#renew	Reset the expiry time according to `sec_or_renewer`.
#size	The size of the tuple.
#value	Return the object which makes up the tuple itself: the Array or Hash.
#get_renewer	Returns a valid argument to make_expires and the renewer or nil.

This class inherits a constructor from Rinda::TupleEntry

Alias for #match.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 171


alias === match

This method is for internal use only.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 173


def make_tuple(ary) # :nodoc:
  Rinda::Template.new(ary)
end

Matches this TemplateEntry against tuple. See Template#match for details on how a Template matches a Tuple.

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/rinda/tuplespace.rb', line 167


def match(tuple)
  @tuple.match(tuple)
end