<?php
/**
 * An interface for distributed hash tables for nodes
 *
 * @author		Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
 * @version		0.0.0
 * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2012 Hub Developer Team
 * @license		GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
 * @link		http://www.ship-simu.org
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
interface NodeDhtWrapper extends DatabaseWrapper {
	/**
	 * Checks whether the local (*this*) node is registered in the DHT by
	 * checking if the external ip/port is found.
	 *
	 * @return	$isRegistered	Whether *this* node is registered in the DHT
	 */
	function isLocalNodeRegistered ();

	/**
	 * Updates local (*this*) node data in DHT, this is but not limited to the
	 * session id, ip number (and/or hostname) and port number.
	 *
	 * @return	void
	 */
	function updateLocalNode();

	/**
	 * Registeres the local (*this*) node with its data in the DHT.
	 *
	 * @return	void
	 */
	function registerLocalNode();
}

// [EOF]
?>