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+++ b/remote_node.h	Fri Jun 06 03:24:55 2008 +0300
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+#ifndef REMOTE_NODE_H
+#define REMOTE_NODE_H
+
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+/*
+ * Information about a single remote render node.
+ */
+
+struct remote_node {
+    int valid;
+
+    /*
+     * Static information
+     */
+
+    // the remote address, note how this can both AF_INET and AF_LOCAL
+    struct sockaddr_storage addr;
+
+    // how many render requests this node can process concurrently
+    int parallel_renders;
+    
+    /*
+     * Dynamic information
+     */
+
+    // how many render requests this node is currently processing
+    int current_load;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Initialize the given remote_node struct to work with the render node at the given host/port.
+ *
+ * Portname may also be NULL, in which case the default port is used.
+ *
+ * Note that this is a blocking function, and should only be called at startup.
+ *
+ * returns nonzero on error, zero on success.
+ */
+int remote_node_init (struct remote_node *node_info, const char *hostname, const char *portname);
+
+#endif /* REMOTE_NODE_H */