* Thus it is represented as a physical resource with computing capabilities, some
* mailboxes to enable running process to communicate with remote ones, and some private
* data that can be only accessed by local process. An instance of this class is always
- * binded with the corresponding native host. All the native hosts are automatically created
+ * bound with the corresponding native host. All the native hosts are automatically created
* during the call of the method Msg.createEnvironment(). This method take as parameter a
* platform file which describes all elements of the platform (host, link, root..).
* You cannot create a host yourself.
*/
public native static Host[] all();
+ /**
+ * This static method sets a mailbox to receive in asynchronous mode.
+ *
+ * All messages sent to this mailbox will be transferred to
+ * the receiver without waiting for the receive call.
+ * The receive call will still be necessary to use the received data.
+ * If there is a need to receive some messages asynchronously, and some not,
+ * two different mailboxes should be used.
+ *
+ * @param mailboxName The name of the mailbox
+ */
+ public static native void setAsyncMailbox(String mailboxName);
+
+
/**
* This method returns the name of a host.
* @return The name of the host.
*
*/
public native double getSpeed();
+
+ /**
+ * This method returns the number of core of a host.
+ *
+ * @return The speed of the processor of the host in flops.
+ *
+ */
+ public native double getCore();
+
/**
* Returns the value of a given host property.
*/
