weka.experiment

## Class RemoteEngine

- java.lang.Object
- - java.rmi.server.RemoteObject
  - - java.rmi.server.RemoteServer
    - - java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
      - - weka.experiment.RemoteEngine

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.rmi.Remote, RevisionHandler, Compute

      public class RemoteEngine
      extends java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
      implements Compute, RevisionHandler

  A general purpose server for executing Task objects sent via RMI.
  Version:
    $Revision: 11247 $
  Author:
    Mark Hall (mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RemoteEngine(java.lang.String hostName)` Constructor

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.Object` | `checkStatus(java.lang.Object taskId)` Returns status information on a particular task
    `java.lang.Object` | `executeTask(Task t)` Takes a task object and queues it for execution
    `java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
    `static void` | `main(java.lang.String[] args)` Main method.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

      `clone, exportObject, exportObject, exportObject, unexportObject`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteServer

      `getClientHost, getLog, setLog`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

      `equals, getRef, hashCode, toString, toStub`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RemoteEngine

          public RemoteEngine(java.lang.String hostName)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

      Constructor
      Parameters:
        `hostName` - name of the host
      Throws:
        `java.rmi.RemoteException` - if something goes wrong

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### executeTask

          public java.lang.Object executeTask(Task t)
                                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

      Takes a task object and queues it for execution
      Specified by:
        `executeTask` in interface `Compute`
      Parameters:
        `t` - the Task object to execute
      Returns:
        an identifier for the Task that can be used when querying Task status
      Throws:
        `java.rmi.RemoteException` - if something goes wrong.

    - #### checkStatus

          public java.lang.Object checkStatus(java.lang.Object taskId)
                                       throws java.lang.Exception

      Returns status information on a particular task
      Specified by:
        `checkStatus` in interface `Compute`
      Parameters:
        `taskId` - the ID of the task to check
      Returns:
        a `TaskStatusInfo` encapsulating task status info
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if an error occurs

    - #### getRevision

          public java.lang.String getRevision()

      Returns the revision string.
      Specified by:
        `getRevision` in interface `RevisionHandler`
      Returns:
        the revision

    - #### main

          public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

      Main method. Gets address of the local host, creates a remote engine object and binds it in the RMI registry. If there is no RMI registry, then it tries to create one with default port 1099.
      Parameters:
        `args` -