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package org.jboss.varia.autonumber;
import javax.ejb.EJBHome;
import javax.ejb.CreateException;
import javax.ejb.FinderException;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
/**
* ???
*
* @author <a href="mailto:michel.anke@wolmail.nl">Michel de Groot</a>
* @version $Revision: 81038 $
*/
public interface AutoNumberHome
extends EJBHome
{
/**
* Creates an AutoNumber of given name.
*
* @param name the name of the AutoNumber
*/
AutoNumber create(String name) throws CreateException, RemoteException;
/**
* Finds an AutoNumber by its name.
*/
AutoNumber findByPrimaryKey(String name) throws FinderException, RemoteException;
}