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| |
| package javax.management.relation; |
| |
| /** |
| * A RelationSupport object is used internally by the Relation Service to |
| * represent simple relations (only roles, no properties or methods), with an |
| * unlimited number of roles, of any relation type. As internal representation, |
| * it is not exposed to the user. |
| * <P>RelationSupport class conforms to the design patterns of standard MBean. So |
| * the user can decide to instantiate a RelationSupport object himself as |
| * a MBean (as it follows the MBean design patterns), to register it in the |
| * MBean Server, and then to add it in the Relation Service. |
| * <P>The user can also, when creating his own MBean relation class, have it |
| * extending RelationSupport, to retrieve the implementations of required |
| * interfaces (see below). |
| * <P>It is also possible to have in a user relation MBean class a member |
| * being a RelationSupport object, and to implement the required interfaces by |
| * delegating all to this member. |
| * <P> RelationSupport implements the Relation interface (to be handled by the |
| * Relation Service). |
| * |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| public interface RelationSupportMBean |
| extends Relation { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns an internal flag specifying if the object is still handled by |
| * the Relation Service. |
| * |
| * @return a Boolean equal to {@link Boolean#TRUE} if the object |
| * is still handled by the Relation Service and {@link |
| * Boolean#FALSE} otherwise. |
| */ |
| public Boolean isInRelationService(); |
| |
| /** |
| * <p>Specifies whether this relation is handled by the Relation |
| * Service.</p> |
| * <P>BEWARE, this method has to be exposed as the Relation Service will |
| * access the relation through its management interface. It is RECOMMENDED |
| * NOT to use this method. Using it does not affect the registration of the |
| * relation object in the Relation Service, but will provide wrong |
| * information about it! |
| * |
| * @param flag whether the relation is handled by the Relation Service. |
| * |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException if null parameter |
| */ |
| public void setRelationServiceManagementFlag(Boolean flag) |
| throws IllegalArgumentException; |
| } |