New JXTA ContentService
Mike Cumings, JXTA community member, has been busy at work writing a Content service for JXTA. In Mike’s own words:
“The ContentService is a recent addition to the JXTA (JXSE) API which allows arbitrary data (Content) to be transferred from one Peer to another. The specific mechanism/algorithms used to transfer the Content are abstracted away, allowing the developer to utilize an existing general purpose transfer mechanisms or create their own transfer implementation, all while exposing as much state information – such as the details of the transfer progress – to the API user.”
The ContentService is a great addition to the platform, making it much easier from a programmer’s perspective to move bits from one peer to another. The service is available in the platform now, at the head of the SVN trunk, and will be available in official release form with the next release of the platform.
Good stuff, Mike!
