licas 2.5.3

Licas is a software package written in the Java programming language which allows a user to build distributed service-based networks that can also self-organise/self-optimise.
Functionality is provided to allow for XML-RPC based message passing and dynamic linking between services. The framework is very lightweight and so may be used in mobile or sensor-based environments.
The architecture and adaptive capabilities through dynamic linking add something new to what other similar systems may provide.

Main features:
- The capability to build distributed networks of autonomic service-based components.
- The services are password protected, providing some form of security.
- Remote communication capabilities through an XML-RPC message passing mechanism.
- The method call can be dynamically constructed (Invocation), allowing any service to call any other service that it has permission to.
- Legacy code objects will be automatically wrapped when loaded and called through the service wrapper class.
- Remote object loading through a Java UrlClassLoader.
- Framework for adding metadata and negotiation through Service Level Agreements.
- Autonomic self-organisation through a dynamic (stigmergy) linking mechanism.

System requirements:
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Enhancements
- Server classes block direct access to the stored services. Need to use the communication protocol (CallObject) to access them or have the server service key.