Term: MeshBase

Each MeshObject managed by InfoGrid lives in a MeshBase. A MeshBase contains, at the minimum, its HomeObject. Depending on the underlying implementation and available computing resources, a MeshBase may contain a potentially unlimited number of MeshObjects.

InfoGrid provides a number of different implementations of the MeshBase concept, including:

• in-memory, i.e. the MeshBase keeps all of its MeshObjects in memory
• Store-based, i.e. the MeshBase swaps out unused MeshObjects to an external Store.

A given application typically uses a single main MeshBase. However, any MeshBase carries a MeshBaseIdentifier that allows the application to distinguish between multiple MeshBases. This is particularly useful if the MeshBase is a NetMeshBase and communicates via XPRISO.

See also:

• Anatomy of a MeshBase
• HomeObject
• MeshBaseIdentifier
• MeshBaseLifecycleManager
• NetMeshBase
• Store.