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package com.sun.jini.admin;
/**
* Admin interface for destroying a service. Administrable services are
* encouraged to have their admin object implement this interface.
*
* @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
*
* @see net.jini.admin.Administrable#getAdmin
*/
public interface DestroyAdmin {
/**
* Destroy the service, if possible, including its persistent storage.
* This method should (in effect) spawn a separate thread to do the
* actual work asynchronously, and make a reasonable attempt to let
* this remote call return successfully. As such, a successful return
* from this method does not mean that the service has been destroyed.
* Although the service should make a reasonable attempt to let this
* remote call return successfully, the service must not wait
* indefinitely for other (in-progress and subsequent) remote calls to
* finish before proceeding to destroy itself. Once this method has been
* called, the service can, but need not, reject all other (in-progress
* and subsequent) remote calls to the service.
*/
void destroy() throws java.rmi.RemoteException;
}