This is a distributed dictionary that can save Key-Value pairs in a network of nodes. The network implements a Chord-like logic using java RMI for RPC. Maven is used to build the fat JARs required in order to run the project. The project consists of 2 JARs that need to be built, the BootStrapNode JAR and the ChordNode JAR both of which can be built by changing the MainClass in pom.xml (line 24) to either ChordNodeImpl or BootStrapNodeImpl. At any given time a BootStrap node must be online with a known IP as all the Client nodes (ChordNodes) will need to contact the bootstrap node in order to join the network, the bootstrap node serves as a well known point of entry in the network and handles the initial join of every node.

Apache Maven

Java 8+ (Added java9 support)

Docker, if the deployment method is a docker swarm.

1. Change the pom.xlm MainClass (line 24) as mentioned in the summary.

2. Build the maven project (or use the precompiled JARs) by running:

    mvn clean compile assembly:single
   

3a. To setup the BootStrap Node run rmiregistry command in the target/classes folder of the bootstrap built mvn project and then execute the bootstrap jar.

    rmiregistry &
    
    java -jar target/ChordDHT-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar

3b. To setup the Client Node simply run (followed by example):

    java -jar target/ChordDHT-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar [local IP] [BootStrap Node IP]
    
    java -jar target/ChordDHT-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar localhost 147.27.70.106       

4 . If done correctly a log would have spawned in the logs directory with additional info.

5 . Use the CLI for more options.

For more information consult the available javadoc under the javadoc folder.

A small presentation/report along with a spreadsheet of experiments can be found in the reports folder.

1. Chord Paper: http:https://cs.brown.edu/courses/csci2950-g/papers/chord.pdf
2. Open Chord site: http:https://open-chord.sourceforge.net/
3. Java RMI documentation: http:https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/rmi/
4. Docker documentation: https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntu/#install-docker
5. Maven documentation: http:https://maven.apache.org/guides/
6. IntelliJ IDEA Website: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/specials/idea/idea.html