# Class KubernetesMembershipProvider

java.lang.Object
org.apache.catalina.tribes.membership.MembershipProviderBase
org.apache.catalina.tribes.membership.cloud.CloudMembershipProvider
org.apache.catalina.tribes.membership.cloud.KubernetesMembershipProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `ChannelListener, Heartbeat, MembershipProvider`

public class KubernetesMembershipProvider extends CloudMembershipProvider
A `MembershipProvider` that uses Kubernetes API to retrieve the members of a cluster.

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class CloudMembershipProvider

  `connectionTimeout, CUSTOM_ENV_PREFIX, expirationTime, headers, localIp, md5, port, readTimeout, sm, startTime, streamProvider, url`

  ### Fields inherited from class MembershipProviderBase

  `executor, membership, membershipListener, service`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `KubernetesMembershipProvider()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected Member[]`
  `fetchMembers()`
  Fetch current cluster members from the cloud orchestration.
  `protected void`
  `parsePods(Reader reader, List<MemberImpl> members)`
  `void`
  `start(int level)`
  Start the membership provider.
  `boolean`
  `stop(int level)`
  Stop the membership provider.

  ### Methods inherited from class CloudMembershipProvider

  `accept, getEnv, getNamespace, heartbeat, init, messageReceived, updateMember`

  ### Methods inherited from class MembershipProviderBase

  `getMember, getMembers, hasMembers, setMembershipListener, setMembershipService`

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### KubernetesMembershipProvider

    public KubernetesMembershipProvider()

- ## Method Details

  - ### start

    public void start(int level) throws Exception
    Description copied from interface: `MembershipProvider`
    Start the membership provider.
    Specified by:
      `start` in interface `MembershipProvider`
    Overrides:
      `start` in class `CloudMembershipProvider`
    Parameters:
      `level` - the readiness level
      - Channel.DEFAULT - will start all services
      - Channel.MBR_RX_SEQ - starts the membership receiver
      - Channel.MBR_TX_SEQ - starts the membership broadcaster
    Throws:
      `Exception` - if an error occurs

  - ### stop

    public boolean stop(int level) throws Exception
    Description copied from interface: `MembershipProvider`
    Stop the membership provider.
    Specified by:
      `stop` in interface `MembershipProvider`
    Overrides:
      `stop` in class `CloudMembershipProvider`
    Parameters:
      `level` - the readiness level
      - Channel.DEFAULT - will stop all services
      - Channel.MBR_RX_SEQ - stops the membership receiver
      - Channel.MBR_TX_SEQ - stops the membership broadcaster
    Returns:
      `true` if successful
    Throws:
      `Exception` - if an error occurs

  - ### fetchMembers

    protected Member[] fetchMembers()
    Description copied from class: `CloudMembershipProvider`
    Fetch current cluster members from the cloud orchestration.
    Specified by:
      `fetchMembers` in class `CloudMembershipProvider`
    Returns:
      the member array

  - ### parsePods

    protected void parsePods(Reader reader, List<MemberImpl> members)