Definitions of the different elements of a Runnels bus.
- event
something that causes the generation of a message
- message
formatted and parsable information carrying “packet”
- acceptor
something that notes the occurence of an event and generates a suitable message
- convertor
stuff that takes input from the acceptor and converts it to the required format
- router
stuff that actually sends “packets” elsewhere
- consumer
stuff that accepts messages from a router as a final destination and processes them
- processor
something that converts messages into action
- action
whatever results from the receipt of a message, including null
At a minimum, any runnel bus must have a producer and a router, and for anything to happen it must also have a consumer and a processor. The action that a processor takes can include converting the message to another format like an SNMP trap and forwarding it along appropriately.
Here is the flow of information:
event => acceptor => convertor => router => consumer => processor => action$Id: definitions.page 6 2006-07-02 20:05:14Z luke $