Hello.java

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package org.rioproject.examples.events;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

/**
 *  Interface for the Hello example
 */
public interface Hello  {
    /**
     * Say hello to the service
     *
     * @param message A hello message
     *
     * @throws RemoteException If there are communication issues
     */
    void sayHello(String message) throws RemoteException;


    /**
     * Each time a hello message is sent to the service it will notify
     * registered consumers. This method will return the number of notifications
     * the service has sent.
     *
     * @return The number of notifications the service has sent.
     *  
     * @throws RemoteException If there are communication issues
     */
    int getNotificationCount() throws RemoteException;
}