RingProvider uses a RingServer advertised TupleSpace as a name service. TupleSpace clients can register themselves with the remote TupleSpace and look up other provided services via the remote TupleSpace.

Services are registered with a tuple of the format [:name, klass, DRbObject, description].

Methods
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Class Public methods
new(klass, front, desc, renewer = nil)

Creates a RingProvider that will provide a klass service running on front, with a description. renewer is optional.

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# File ../ruby/lib/rinda/ring.rb, line 232
def initialize(klass, front, desc, renewer = nil)
  @tuple = [:name, klass, front, desc]
  @renewer = renewer || Rinda::SimpleRenewer.new
end
Instance Public methods
provide()

Advertises this service on the primary remote TupleSpace.

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# File ../ruby/lib/rinda/ring.rb, line 240
def provide
  ts = Rinda::RingFinger.primary
  ts.write(@tuple, @renewer)
end