/**
* EasyBeans
* Copyright (C) 2006 Bull S.A.S.
* Contact: easybeans@ow2.org
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
* USA
*
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* $Id: EJBRemoteRequest.java 5369 2010-02-24 14:58:19Z benoitf $
* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
package org.ow2.easybeans.rpc.api;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Request sends to the server.
* @author Florent Benoit
*/
public interface EJBRemoteRequest extends Serializable {
/**
* @return name of the method
*/
String getMethodName();
/**
* @see <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/rmi/spec/rmi-stubs24.html">Method hashing of RMI</a>
* @return the hash of this method
*/
Long getMethodHash();
/**
* @return the argument of the request (send by the client)
*/
Object[] getMethodArgs();
/**
* @return the container id of this request. It will be used to know the container for which this request is sent.
*/
String getContainerId();
/**
* @return the factory name of the container.
*/
String getFactory();
/**
* @return id of the bean.
*/
Long getBeanId();
/**
* @return name of the business interface used for invoking the method (if any).
*/
String getInvokedBusinessInterfaceName();
}