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45 package org.exolab.jms.net.rmi;
46
47 import java.rmi.MarshalledObject JavaDoc;
48 import java.rmi.Remote JavaDoc;
49 import java.rmi.RemoteException JavaDoc;
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: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/11/26 01:51:06 $
57  */

58 public interface RMIInvoker extends Remote JavaDoc {
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 JavaDoc invoke(MarshalledObject JavaDoc request) throws RemoteException JavaDoc;
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 JavaDoc;
75
76 }
77
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