SystemInfoManagerLocal.java

/*
 * RHQ Management Platform
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Red Hat, Inc.
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package org.rhq.enterprise.server.system;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.ejb.Local;

import org.rhq.core.domain.auth.Subject;

/**
 * Provide system information
 * @author Heiko W. Rupp
 */
@Local
public interface SystemInfoManagerLocal {

    /**
     * Return the system information to the caller.
     * Returned content may vary depending on the caller and his rights to
     * see various details
     * @param caller User calling the method
     * @return Map of system information.
     */
    Map<String,String> getSystemInformation(Subject caller);

    /**
     * Dump the system information to the server log file
     * @param caller
     */
    void dumpToLog(Subject caller);

}