Reflection is very cool. If you implement a telnet protocol, I'll hook it up to XCommander (in avalon-apps) so you can issue the commands in XML (or some script can do so).
Not because I would use it, but it's cool nonetheless ;) cheers, - Leo > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Shawn Boyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:23 PM > Aan: Avalon Applications Developers List > Onderwerp: Re: Telnet server for Phoenix > > > OK. This helps me understand the needs. > The Reflection idea is very interesting and allows the server to be > a generic plugin. > > Peter Donald wrote: > > >On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 01:32, Peter Royal wrote: > > > >>On Thursday 21 March 2002 09:26 am, Peter Donald wrote: > >> > >>>On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 04:37, Shawn Boyce wrote: > >>> > >>>>At one point (although I don't see it now), the Avalon web site > >>>>mentioned interest in a Telnet server for Phoenix. It also mentioned > >>>>the telnetd server that is on SourceForge. > >>>> > >>>>I'm curious if that interest was still there and what are the > >>>>expectations regarding the server's functionality. > >>>> > >>>I was the main one interested in it I think and I have no imediate need > >>>for such a beast atm. However I would love to see see something that > >>>could inter-operate with phoenix ;) > >>> > >>I'm curious as to what the use of a telnet server for phoenix would be. > >>Text-based management console? > >> > > > >That was my original design. The application server I wrote > before phoenix > >actually used such a thing. I used telnet + simple reflection to > write the > >server. > > > >ie When you issued the following command over telnet > > > >>displayClient 2 > >> > > > >It would search through a biunch of "management" objects using > reflection > >looking for a method of form > > > >public void cmd_displayClient(String[] args) > >{ > >} > > > >and execute it if found. If there was multiple objects with same > command you > >could prefix command with object name like > > > >>server.displayClient 2 > >> > > > >And this would only look at the "server" management object for > the command. > > > >It was a simple system and remarkably easy to add things and get > things going. > > > > -- > Shawn Boyce > QCOM, Inc. > Quality Software is Our Business > http://www.qcominc.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
