/**
* This method should be used when a message has to be sent and then time for responses to be
* broadcast back is needed before moving on. In this case, the connection will broadcast the
* message and then sleep for an amount of time appropriate based on the underlying comms protocol
* in use. For example, the JVM connection won't sleep for long, but a connection sending
* information over a network should wait longer.
*
* @param message The message to broadcast
* @throws Exception If there was an error when sending the message
*/
public void broadcastAndSleep(PorticoMessage message) throws Exception {
validateConnected();
joinedFederation.send(message);
PorticoConstants.sleep(Configuration.RESPONSE_TIMEOUT);
}
/**
* Broadcast the given message out to all participants in a federation asynchronously. As soon as
* the message has been received for processing or sent, this method is free to return. No
* response will be waited for.
*
* @param message The message to broadcast
* @throws Exception If there was an error when sending the message
*/
public void broadcast(PorticoMessage message)
throws JFederateNotExecutionMember, JRTIinternalError {
validateConnected();
joinedFederation.send(message);
}