The FreePastry Tutorial.
This tutorial is designed to get you cooking quickly with the FreePastry
API and software toolkit.
Version @tutorial_version@; @tutorial_date@. For FreePastry version @freepastry_version@. Maintained by @maintainer@.
Contents
- Lesson 0.a: Continuations.
- Lesson 0.b: Environment.
- Lesson 1: Minimal code to create/join a pastry ring.
- Lesson 2: Execute the code to launch your new ring.
- Lesson 3: Write a simple application using the commonAPI. (this will show you how to send and receive messages)
- Lesson 4: Running multiple nodes in the same JVM.
- Lesson 5: Scheduling tasks on the FreePastry timer.
- Lesson 6: Introducing Scribe.
- Lesson 7: Past &mdash FreePastry's DHT.
- Lesson 8: Splitstream.
- Lesson 9: Advanced Scribe: Policies.
- Lesson 10: Advanced Environment.
Getting Started
Lessons
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What You'll Need
Before you begin, you should meet the following requirements.- An intermediate level of knowledge in the Java programming language. The Java Tutorial is a good place to start.
- A copy of a current JDK, 1.4.2_06 or later. Sun's J2SE.
- A basic understanding of Pastry overlay structure. Read the short overview [pdf][ps] of FreePastry.
- Have a working copy of FreePastry-1.4_01 or later. You can simply download the current jar, or download and build the source.