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To compile this project, you must execute the compile.sh script present in this directory.
Afterwards, you are able to run the Peer using the command "java -cp build com.feup.sdis.peer.Peer <hostPort> <peerID> <peerAp> <peerSpace> [chordBoostrappingAddress]]"
where the arguments mean the following:
- <hostPort> - Port where the backup service will operate;
- <peerID> - ID of the peer (must be unique);
- <peerAp> - Is the peer’s access point in RMI registry;
- <peerSpace> - Maximum file system memory allocated to the peer (in megabytes);
- [chordBoostrappingAddress] - Address ( in the format IP:port) of the peer that is used for bootstrapping the chord. These argument is only needed when a peer is joining an existing chord ring.

You are also able to run the TestApp, the RMI interface to interact with the Peer using the command "java -cp build com.feup.sdis.TestApp <hostname[:port]> <peerAp> <operation> [opnd]*"
where the arguments mean the following:
- <hostname[:port]> - Location (IP and port) of the RMI registry;
- <peerAp> - Is the peer’s access point in RMI registry;
- <operation> - Is the operation the peer must execute. It can either trigger a subprotocol, SHUTDOWN a peer or retrieve its state with the STATE argument;
- [opnd] - operands of the specific protocol, specified in the the corresponding subchapter.