net.i2p.kademlia

Interface KBucketTrimmer<K extends SimpleDataStructure>

Type Parameters:

K - type of SimpleDataStructure objects in the bucket

All Known Implementing Classes:

KBTrimmer, RandomIfOldTrimmer, RandomTrimmer, RejectTrimmer

public interface KBucketTrimmer<K extends SimpleDataStructure>

Called when a kbucket can no longer be split and is too big

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	trim(KBucket<K> kbucket, K toAdd) Called from add() just before adding the entry.

Method Detail

trim

boolean trim(KBucket<K> kbucket,
             K toAdd)

Called from add() just before adding the entry. You may call getEntries() and/or remove() from here. Do NOT call add(). To always discard a newer entry, always return false.

Parameters:

kbucket - the kbucket that is now too big

Returns:

true to actually add the entry.