KaaribogaMessage

All information interchange in the Kaariboga system is done by messages. This is a very powerful concept, because it provides the possibility to transfer arbitrary kinds of information. The KaaribogaMessage looks like this:

KaaribogaMessage
int	version
KaaribogaAddress	recipient
KaaribogaAddress	sender
String	kind
String	content
Byte	binary[]

Most important to understanding is the kind field. The following table lists the possible values and what is happening.

Important Fields of a Message
purpose	kind	content	binary
transportation of an agent	KAARIBOGA	agent's name	internal state of the agent
get an agent from another server	GET	name of requested agent	null
get byte code of an agent	GET_CLASS	name of requested class	null
transport byte code of a class	CLASS	name of the class	byte code of the class
transport file	FILE	file name	bytes of the file
an error occured	ERROR	error message	null
arbitrary message	MESSAGE	free use	free use
notify domain server	BASE_ONLINE	null	null
notify domain server	BASE_OFFLINE	null	null
notification how many servers are connected to a domain	BASES	null	Servers connected to the domain