Constants.java

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package net.jini.discovery;

import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;

/**
 * A holder class for constants that pertain to the unicast and
 * multicast discovery protocols.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 *
 */
public class Constants {
    /**
     * The address of the multicast group over which the multicast
     * request protocol takes place.
     */
    private static InetAddress requestAddress = null;

    /**
     * The address of the multicast group over which the multicast
     * announcement protocol takes place.
     */
    private static InetAddress announcementAddress = null;

    /**
     * The port for both unicast and multicast boot requests.
     */
    public static final short discoveryPort = 4160;

    /**
     * This class cannot be instantiated.
     */
    private Constants() {}
  
    /**
     * Return the address of the multicast group over which the
     * multicast request protocol takes place.
     * @return the address of the multicast group over which the
     *         multicast request protocol takes place
     * @throws UnknownHostException 
     */
    public static final InetAddress getRequestAddress()
	throws UnknownHostException
    {
	if (requestAddress == null)
	    requestAddress = InetAddress.getByName("224.0.1.85");
	return requestAddress;
    }
  

    /**
     * Return the address of the multicast group over which the
     * multicast announcement protocol takes place.
     * @return the address of the multicast group over which the
     *         multicast announcement protocol takes place.
     * @throws UnknownHostException
     */
    public static final InetAddress getAnnouncementAddress()
	throws UnknownHostException
    {
	if (announcementAddress == null)
	    announcementAddress = InetAddress.getByName("224.0.1.84");
	return announcementAddress;
    }
}