org.globus.mds.usefulrp.rpprovider
Interface ResourcePropertyElementProducer

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExternalProcessElementProducer, FileElementProducer, GangliaElementProducer, JVMInfoElementProducer, URLElementProducer

public interface ResourcePropertyElementProducer

This interface defines a method that will output a DOM element for the use with Resource Property providers. The method will be invoked periodically in order to generate data for the value(s) of a Resource Property provider.

Method Summary

Element

getElement(String[] args) Generate a DOM Element that can be used as a value of a Resource Property

Method Detail

getElement

public Element getElement(String[] args)
                   throws Exception

Generate a DOM Element that can be used as a value of a Resource Property

Parameters:

args - An string argument vector to be passed as parameters to the implementing class

Returns:

A DOM Element

Throws:

Exception