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1 /**
2  * JORM: an implementation of a generic mapping system for persistent Java
3  * objects. Two mapping are supported: to RDBMS and to binary files.
4  * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 France Telecom R&D - INRIA
5  *
6  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
7  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
8  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
9  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10  *
11  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15  *
16  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
18  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19  *
20  * Contact: jorm-team@objectweb.org
21  *
22  */

23
24 package org.objectweb.jorm.api;
25
26 import org.objectweb.jorm.naming.api.PBinder;
27 import org.objectweb.jorm.naming.api.PExceptionNaming;
28 import org.objectweb.jorm.naming.api.PName;
29
30 import java.io.Serializable JavaDoc;
31
32 /**
33  * This class defines an object sent to the replicas to ensure durability.
34  * It extends Serializable.
35  * @author yoann
36  */

37 public interface PSerializable extends Serializable JavaDoc {
38     
39     /**
40      *
41      * @return the decoded PName of the object sent to the replicas
42      */

43     PName getPName(PBinder pnc) throws PExceptionNaming;
44     
45     /**
46      * Set the encoded PName of the object sent to the replicas
47      * @param pName
48      */

49     String JavaDoc setPName(PName pName);
50     
51     /**
52      * Get the name of the jorm class.
53      * @return
54      */

55     String JavaDoc getClassName();
56     
57     /**
58      * Read all the fields of the serializable object and put it in the PAccessor pa.
59      * @param pa
60      */

61     void read(PClassMapping pcm, PAccessor pa) throws PException;
62     
63     /**
64      * Write the PAccessor in the serializable object.
65      *
66      */

67     void write(PClassMapping pcm, PAccessor pa) throws PException;
68 }
69
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