commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs/auxiliary/lateral/LateralElementDescriptor.java

package org.apache.commons.jcs.auxiliary.lateral;

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import org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.behavior.ICacheElement;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class wraps command to other laterals. It is essentially a
 * JCS-TCP-Lateral packet. The headers specify the action the receiver should
 * take.
 */
public class LateralElementDescriptor<K, V>
    implements Serializable
{
    /** Don't change */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5268222498076063575L;

    /** The Cache Element that we are distributing. */
    public ICacheElement<K, V> ce;

    /**
     * The id of the the source of the request. This is used to prevent infinite
     * loops.
     */
    public long requesterId;

    /** The operation has been requested by the client. */
    public LateralCommand command = LateralCommand.UPDATE;

    /**
     * The hashcode value for this element.
     */
    public int valHashCode = -1;

    /** Constructor for the LateralElementDescriptor object */
    public LateralElementDescriptor()
    {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Constructor for the LateralElementDescriptor object
     * <p>
     * @param ce ICacheElement&lt;K, V&gt; payload
     */
    public LateralElementDescriptor( ICacheElement<K, V> ce )
    {
        this.ce = ce;
    }

    /**
     * @return String, all the important values that can be configured
     */
    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        buf.append( "\n LateralElementDescriptor " );
        buf.append( "\n command = [" + this.command + "]" );
        buf.append( "\n valHashCode = [" + this.valHashCode + "]" );
        buf.append( "\n ICacheElement = [" + this.ce + "]" );
        return buf.toString();
    }
}