MessagingService.getMessagingInstance().registerVerbHandlers(JOIN_VERB_HANDLER, new JoinVerbHandler());
MessagingService.getMessagingInstance().registerVerbHandlers(GOSSIP_DIGEST_SYN_VERB, new GossipDigestSynVerbHandler());
MessagingService.getMessagingInstance().registerVerbHandlers(GOSSIP_DIGEST_ACK_VERB, new GossipDigestAckVerbHandler());
MessagingService.getMessagingInstance().registerVerbHandlers(GOSSIP_DIGEST_ACK2_VERB, new GossipDigestAck2VerbHandler());
/* register the Gossip stage */
StageManager.registerStage( Gossiper.GOSSIP_STAGE, new SingleThreadedStage("GMFD") );
/* register with Storage Service for shutdown */
StorageService.instance().registerComponentForShutdown(this);
}