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package org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.remote.principal;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
/**
* Remote version of the JCR {@link java.security.Principal Principal}
* interface. Used by the
* {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.server.principal.ServerPrincipal
* ServerPrincipal} and
* {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.client.principal.ClientPrincipal
* ClientPrincipal} adapter base classes to provide transparent RMI access to
* remote item definitions.
* <p>
* The methods in this interface are documented only with a reference to a
* corresponding Principal method. The remote object will simply forward the
* method call to the underlying Principal instance. Argument and return values,
* as well as possible exceptions, are copied over the network. Complex return
* values are returned as remote references to the corresponding remote
* interface. RMI errors are signaled with RemoteExceptions.
*
* @see java.security.Principal
* @see org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.client.principal.ClientPrincipal
* @see org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.server.principal.ServerPrincipal
*/
public interface RemotePrincipal extends Remote {
/**
* @see java.security.Principal#getName()
*/
public String getName() throws RemoteException;
}