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* The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
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*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package com.caucho.services.client;
/**
* Factory for creating client stubs. The returned stub will
* call the remote object for all methods.
*
* <pre>
* URL url = new URL("http://localhost:8080/ejb/hello");
* HelloHome hello = (HelloHome) factory.create(HelloHome.class, url);
* </pre>
*
* After creation, the stub can be like a regular Java class. Because
* it makes remote calls, it can throw more exceptions than a Java class.
* In particular, it may throw protocol exceptions.
*/
public interface ServiceProxyFactory {
/**
* Creates a new proxy with the specified URL. The returned object
* is a proxy with the interface specified by api.
*
* <pre>
* String url = "http://localhost:8080/ejb/hello");
* HelloHome hello = (HelloHome) factory.create(HelloHome.class, url);
* </pre>
*
* @param api the interface the proxy class needs to implement
* @param url the URL where the client object is located.
*
* @return a proxy to the object with the specified interface.
*/
public Object create(Class api, String url)
throws java.net.MalformedURLException;
}