org.opennms.netmgt.capsd.plugins
Class NtpPlugin

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.opennms.netmgt.capsd.AbstractPlugin
      extended by org.opennms.netmgt.capsd.plugins.NtpPlugin
All Implemented Interfaces:
Plugin

public final class NtpPlugin
extends AbstractPlugin

This plugin is used to check a host for NTP (Network Time Protocol) support. This is done by contacting the specified host on UDP port 123 and making a tie request. If a valid response is returned then the server is considered an NTP server.

Author:
mhuot , Sowmya , Weave , OpenNMS

Constructor Summary
NtpPlugin()
           
 
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

NtpPlugin

public NtpPlugin()
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.


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