Activator.java

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package com.sun.jini.phoenix;

import com.sun.jini.proxy.MarshalledWrapper;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.rmi.activation.ActivationException;
import java.rmi.activation.ActivationID;
import java.rmi.activation.UnknownObjectException;
import net.jini.io.MarshalledInstance;

/**
 * The activator used by {@link AID}.  The {@link #activate activate}
 * method returns the activated object's proxy as a {@link
 * MarshalledInstance} wrapped in a {@link MarshalledWrapper} so that
 * integrity can be verified on the enclosed proxy.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * @since 2.0
 **/
interface Activator extends Remote {

    /**
     * Returns a marshalled proxy wrapped in a
     * <code>MarshalledWrapper</code> for the activated object
     * corresponding to the specified activation identifier.
     *
     * @param id the activation identifier for the remote object
     * @param force the value to pass to the <code>activate</code> method
     * of the activation identifier
     * @return the remote object's proxy as a <code>MarshalledInstance</code>
     * wrapped in a <code>MarshalledWrapper</code> 
     * @throws ActivationException if object activation fails
     * @throws UnknownObjectException if object is unknown (not registered)
     * @throws RemoteException if remote call fails
     **/
    MarshalledWrapper activate(ActivationID id, boolean force)
	throws ActivationException, RemoteException; 
    

}