Distributing SmartTools components

Remote components discovery

Each protocol is implemented in a Remote DS module.

As the Components Manager searches a component, each DS has to return a response. Null if the DS can't find the component requested. The response is asynchronous, so that the protocol can perform a network search.

When the Components Manager has all the responses of all DS, then the Components Manager selects one DS to perform components connection.

You can change the Components Manager's strategy of connection, for example you prefer remote components before local components.

Connecting components remotely

A local component is connected to a proxy that represents the remote component.

SmartTools Components through network

The Remote DS, which is the protocol, is in charge of delivering the message to the real component instance.

Example of a Remote DS protocol

This is based on our first Remote DS implementations (simpleUDP and simpleTCP).

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