ParCacheC.H

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// Copyright (C) 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation
// 
// This file is part of Vesta.
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// Last modified on Thu Nov  8 12:40:11 EST 2001 by ken@xorian.net
//      modified on Tue Jan 21 13:43:15 PST 1997 by heydon

// ParCacheC -- the client module for interfacing with a partitioned
//              Vesta-2 cache server

#ifndef _PAR_CACHE_C_H
#define _PAR_CACHE_C_H

#include <Basics.H>

/* For now, we only support connections to a single server. The "ParCache"
   spec describes how to distribute PK's across multiple servers. This
   interface is just a thin veneer for such a facility. The interface will
   likely change quite substantially if partitioned cache servers are ever
   implemented. */

class ParCacheC {
  public:
    static Text *Locate() throw ();
    /* Return the name of the host on which the server is running. */

    static void SetServerHost(char *name = NULL) throw ();
    /* This method sets the name returned by subsequent calls of "Locate".
       By default, the server host name is NULL, which means that the server
       host is the value associated with the "[CacheServer]/Host" variable
       in the Vesta configuration file. */
};

#endif // _PAR_CACHE_C_H

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