| J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
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| 25 | |
| 26 | package java.rmi.server; |
| 27 | |
| 28 | import java.rmi.*; |
| 29 | |
| 30 | /** |
| 31 | * A ServerRef represents the server-side handle for a remote object |
| 32 | * implementation. |
| 33 | * |
| 34 | * @author Ann Wollrath |
| 35 | * @since JDK1.1 |
| 36 | */ |
| 37 | public interface ServerRef extends RemoteRef { |
| 38 | |
| 39 | /** indicate compatibility with JDK 1.1.x version of class. */ |
| 40 | static final long serialVersionUID = -4557750989390278438L; |
| 41 | |
| 42 | /** |
| 43 | * Creates a client stub object for the supplied Remote object. |
| 44 | * If the call completes successfully, the remote object should |
| 45 | * be able to accept incoming calls from clients. |
| 46 | * @param obj the remote object implementation |
| 47 | * @param data information necessary to export the object |
| 48 | * @return the stub for the remote object |
| 49 | * @exception RemoteException if an exception occurs attempting |
| 50 | * to export the object (e.g., stub class could not be found) |
| 51 | * @since JDK1.1 |
| 52 | */ |
| 53 | RemoteStub exportObject(Remote obj, Object data) |
| 54 | throws RemoteException; |
| 55 | |
| 56 | /** |
| 57 | * Returns the hostname of the current client. When called from a |
| 58 | * thread actively handling a remote method invocation the |
| 59 | * hostname of the client is returned. |
| 60 | * @return the client's host name |
| 61 | * @exception ServerNotActiveException if called outside of servicing |
| 62 | * a remote method invocation |
| 63 | * @since JDK1.1 |
| 64 | */ |
| 65 | String getClientHost() throws ServerNotActiveException; |
| 66 | } |