examples.postcard
Interface PostcardService

All Known Implementing Classes:

PostcardServiceImpl

public interface PostcardService

This service provides an image of the local place to the agent. The image is like a postcard which can be collected by a roundtrip agent. Remember that this agent

Field Summary

static String

PUBLISH_KEY The path in the environment where the TouristAgent expects this service to be published.

Method Summary

Postcard	getPostcard() Retrieves an image which is stamped with the agent's name, the server URL, the owners name and a time stamp.
Postcard	getPostcard(BufferedImage image) Stamps the given image as described at getPostcard() getPostcard.

Field Detail

PUBLISH_KEY

public static final String PUBLISH_KEY

The path in the environment where the TouristAgent expects this service to be published.

Method Detail

getPostcard

public Postcard getPostcard()

Retrieves an image which is stamped with the agent's name, the server URL, the owners name and a time stamp. The information will be retrieved from the agent itself. The image should be a picture of a local point of interest or a photo of the server machine.

Returns:

the stamped image

getPostcard

public Postcard getPostcard(BufferedImage image)

Stamps the given image as described at getPostcard() getPostcard.

Returns:

the stamped image