org.opennms.netmgt.capsd.plugins
Class DnsPlugin

java.lang.Object
  org.opennms.netmgt.capsd.AbstractPlugin
      org.opennms.netmgt.capsd.plugins.DnsPlugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

Plugin

public final class DnsPlugin
extends AbstractPlugin

This plugin is used to check a host for DNS (Domain Name Server) support. This is done by contacting the specified host and requesting the default address or localhost. If a valid resposne is returned then the server is considered a DNS server.

Author:

Sowmya , Weave , OpenNMS

Constructor Summary

DnsPlugin()

Method Summary

String	getProtocolName() Returns the name of the protocol that this plugin checks on the target system for support.
boolean	isProtocolSupported(InetAddress address) Returns true if the protocol defined by this plugin is supported.
boolean	isProtocolSupported(InetAddress address, Map<String,Object> qualifiers) Returns true if the protocol defined by this plugin is supported.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DnsPlugin

public DnsPlugin()

Method Detail

getProtocolName

public String getProtocolName()

Returns the name of the protocol that this plugin checks on the target system for support.

Specified by:

getProtocolName in interface Plugin

Specified by:

getProtocolName in class AbstractPlugin

Returns:

The protocol name for this plugin.

isProtocolSupported

public boolean isProtocolSupported(InetAddress address)

Returns true if the protocol defined by this plugin is supported. If the protocol is not supported then a false value is returned to the caller.

Specified by:

isProtocolSupported in interface Plugin

Specified by:

isProtocolSupported in class AbstractPlugin

Parameters:

address - The address to check for support.

Returns:

True if the protocol is supported by the address.

isProtocolSupported

public boolean isProtocolSupported(InetAddress address,
                                   Map<String,Object> qualifiers)

Returns true if the protocol defined by this plugin is supported. If the protocol is not supported then a false value is returned to the caller. The qualifier map passed to the method is used by the plugin to return additional information by key-name. These key-value pairs can be added to service events if needed.

In addition, the input qualifiers map also provides information about how the plugin should contact the remote server. The plugin may check the qualifier map for specific elements and then adjust its behavior as necessary

Specified by:

isProtocolSupported in interface Plugin

Specified by:

isProtocolSupported in class AbstractPlugin

Parameters:

address - The address to check for support.

qualifiers - The map where qualification are set by the plugin.

Returns:

True if the protocol is supported by the address.