public void startProtocolStack(Protocol bottom_prot) { while(bottom_prot != null) { bottom_prot.startDownHandler(); bottom_prot.startUpHandler(); bottom_prot=bottom_prot.getUpProtocol(); } }
/** * Creates a new protocol given the protocol specification. Initializes the properties and starts the * up and down handler threads. * @param prot_spec The specification of the protocol. Same convention as for specifying a protocol stack. * An exception will be thrown if the class cannot be created. Example: * <pre>"VERIFY_SUSPECT(timeout=1500)"</pre> Note that no colons (:) have to be * specified * @param stack The protocol stack * @return Protocol The newly created protocol * @exception Exception Will be thrown when the new protocol cannot be created */ public Protocol createProtocol(String prot_spec, ProtocolStack stack) throws Exception { ProtocolConfiguration config; Protocol prot; if(prot_spec == null) throw new Exception("Configurator.createProtocol(): prot_spec is null"); // parse the configuration for this protocol config=new ProtocolConfiguration(prot_spec); // create an instance of the protocol class and configure it prot=config.createLayer(stack); // start the handler threads (unless down_thread or up_thread are set to false) prot.startDownHandler(); prot.startUpHandler(); return prot; }