1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 1998-2002 The Jgroup Team.
3 *
4 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 as
6 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
7 *
8 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
11 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
12 *
13 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
14 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
15 * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
16 *
17 */
18
19 package jgroup.relacs.gm;
20
21 import jgroup.core.Layer;
22
23
24 /**
25 * Service interface for the lease layer.
26 *
27 * @author Henning Hommeland
28 * @author Jo Andreas Lind
29 * @since Jgroup 2.1
30 */
31 public interface LeaseService
32 extends Layer
33 {
34 /**
35 * The default refresh rate used by this layer (milliseconds) to update
36 * the dependable registry. Changes to the refresh rate should be
37 * configured in the <code>applications.xml</code> configuration file.
38 *
39 * @see jgroup.core.registry.RegistryService#DEFAULT_LEASE_TIME
40 */
41 public static final int DEFAULT_REFRESH_RATE = 30000;
42
43 } // END LeaseService