Source for java.rmi.activation.Activator

   1: /* Activator.java --
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  38: 
  39: package java.rmi.activation;
  40: 
  41: import java.rmi.MarshalledObject;
  42: import java.rmi.Remote;
  43: import java.rmi.RemoteException;
  44: 
  45: /**
  46:  * Activates remote object, providing the live reference to the activable remote
  47:  * object. Usually there is only one activator per host.
  48:  *
  49:  * @see ActivationSystem
  50:  * @see ActivationMonitor
  51:  */
  52: public interface Activator
  53:   extends Remote
  54: {
  55:   /**
  56:    * Activate the object, associated with the given activation identifier. The
  57:    * activator looks for the {@link ActivationDesc}riptor for the passed
  58:    * identifier, determines the object activation group and initiates object
  59:    * recreation either via {@link ActivationInstantiator} or via
  60:    * {@link Class#newInstance()}.
  61:    *
  62:    * @param id the identifier of the object to activate.
  63:    * @param force if true, the activator always contacts the group to obtain the
  64:    *          reference. If false, it may return the cached value.
  65:    * @return the activated remote object (its stub).
  66:    * @throws UnknownObjectException if the object with this id is unknown
  67:    * @throws ActivationException if the activation has failed due other reason
  68:    * @throws RemoteException if the remote call has failed.
  69:    */
  70:   MarshalledObject<? extends Remote> activate (ActivationID id, boolean force)
  71:     throws ActivationException, UnknownObjectException, RemoteException;
  72: }