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package org.helios.collector.jmx.identifiers;

import javax.management.*;
import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * <p>Title: IMBeanServerIdentifier</p>
 * <p>Description: Defines a class that retrieves a host name and VM identifier from an MBeanServer connection.</p> 
 * <p>Company: Helios Development Group LLC</p>
 * @author Whitehead (nwhitehead AT heliosdev DOT org)
 * @version $LastChangedRevision$
 * <p><code>org.helios.collectors.jmx.identifiers.IMBeanServerIdentifier</code></p>
 */

public interface IMBeanServerIdentifier {
	/**
	 * Returns a string array containing the host and vm identifiers
	 * @param connection The MBeanServerConnection to get the identifiers from
	 * @return A String array with the host id in [0], the VM id in [1] and the JMX Default Domain in [2]
	 * @throws IOException 
	 * @throws ReflectionException 
	 * @throws MBeanException 
	 * @throws InstanceNotFoundException 
	 * @throws AttributeNotFoundException 
	 */
	public String[] getHostVMId(MBeanServerConnection connection) throws AttributeNotFoundException, InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanException, ReflectionException, IOException;
}