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42   *
43   * $Id: RMIInvoker.java,v 1.2 2006/12/16 12:37:17 tanderson Exp $
44   */
45  package org.exolab.jms.net.rmi;
46  
47  import java.rmi.MarshalledObject;
48  import java.rmi.Remote;
49  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
50  
51  
52  /***
53   * <code>RMIInvoker</code> enables method invocations to be performed over RMI.
54   *
55   * @author <a href="mailto:tma@netspace.net.au">Tim Anderson</a>
56   * @version $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2006/12/16 12:37:17 $
57   */
58  public interface RMIInvoker extends Remote {
59  
60      /***
61       * Invoke a method on a remote object
62       *
63       * @param request the wrapped <code>Request</code>
64       * @return the result of the invocation
65       * @throws RemoteException if the remote invocation fails
66       */
67      MarshalledObject invoke(MarshalledObject request) throws RemoteException;
68  
69      /***
70       * Ping the invoker to determine if it is alive
71       *
72       * @throws RemoteException if the handler can't be pinged
73       */
74      void ping() throws RemoteException;
75  
76      /***
77       * Notifies that the remote peer is disconnecting.
78       *
79       * @throws RemoteException for any error
80       */
81      void disconnect() throws RemoteException;
82  
83  }