Gossiper (controller-docs 5.0.6 API)

java.lang.Object
- akka.actor.AbstractActor
- - org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.common.actor.AbstractUntypedActor
  - - org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.common.actor.AbstractUntypedActorWithMetering
    - - org.opendaylight.controller.remote.rpc.registry.gossip.Gossiper

All Implemented Interfaces:

Actor, ExecuteInSelfActor
```
public class Gossiper
extends AbstractUntypedActorWithMetering
```
Gossiper that syncs bucket store across nodes in the cluster.
It keeps a local scheduler that periodically sends Gossip ticks to itself to send bucket store's bucket versions to a randomly selected remote gossiper.
When bucket versions are received from a remote gossiper, it is compared with bucket store's bucket versions. Which ever buckets are newer locally, are sent to remote gossiper. If any bucket is older in bucket store, a gossip status is sent to remote gossiper so that it can send the newer buckets.
When a bucket is received from a remote gossiper, its sent to the bucket store for update.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class akka.actor.AbstractActor
  AbstractActor.ActorContext, AbstractActor.Receive
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface akka.actor.Actor
  Actor.emptyBehavior$, Actor.ignoringBehavior$

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.common.actor.AbstractUntypedActor
  LOG

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`handleReceive(Object message)`	Receive and handle an incoming message.
`void`	`postStop()`
`void`	`preStart()`
`static Props`	`props(RemoteOpsProviderConfig config)`

Methods inherited from class org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.common.actor.AbstractUntypedActorWithMetering
getActorNameOverride

Methods inherited from class org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.common.actor.AbstractUntypedActor
createReceive, executeInSelf, ignoreMessage, isValidSender, unknownMessage

Methods inherited from class akka.actor.AbstractActor
akka$actor$Actor$_setter_$context_$eq, akka$actor$Actor$_setter_$self_$eq, aroundPostRestart, aroundPostStop, aroundPreRestart, aroundPreStart, aroundReceive, context, emptyBehavior, getContext, getSelf, getSender, postRestart, preRestart, preRestart, receive, receiveBuilder, self, sender, supervisorStrategy, unhandled

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - props
```
public static Props props(RemoteOpsProviderConfig config)
```
  - preStart
```
public void preStart()
```
    Specified by:
    
    preStart in interface Actor
    
    Overrides:
    
    preStart in class AbstractActor
  - postStop
```
public void postStop()
```
    Specified by:
    
    postStop in interface Actor
    
    Overrides:
    
    postStop in class AbstractActor
  - handleReceive
```
protected void handleReceive(Object message)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractUntypedActor
    
    Receive and handle an incoming message. If the implementation does not handle this particular message, it should call AbstractUntypedActor.ignoreMessage(Object) or AbstractUntypedActor.unknownMessage(Object).
    
    Specified by:
    
    handleReceive in class AbstractUntypedActor
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the incoming message