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+/* RMIConnection.java -- RMI object representing a MBean server connection.
+ Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath 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
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+package javax.management.remote.rmi;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import java.rmi.MarshalledObject;
+import java.rmi.Remote;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import javax.management.AttributeList;
+import javax.management.AttributeNotFoundException;
+import javax.management.InstanceAlreadyExistsException;
+import javax.management.InstanceNotFoundException;
+import javax.management.IntrospectionException;
+import javax.management.InvalidAttributeValueException;
+import javax.management.ListenerNotFoundException;
+import javax.management.MBeanInfo;
+import javax.management.MBeanException;
+import javax.management.MBeanRegistrationException;
+import javax.management.NotCompliantMBeanException;
+import javax.management.ObjectInstance;
+import javax.management.ObjectName;
+import javax.management.ReflectionException;
+
+import javax.management.remote.NotificationResult;
+
+import javax.security.auth.Subject;
+
+/**
+ * <p>
+ * RMI interface for forwarding requests to a remote
+ * {@link javax.management.MBeanServer}. This interface
+ * parallels the {@link javax.management.MBeanServerConnection}
+ * interface, providing a way of invoking those methods using
+ * the RMI protocol. When a client wishes to call a method
+ * of an MBean server using RMI, the method is called on the stub
+ * on the client side, which serializes the object parameters
+ * and sends them to the server where they are deserialized and
+ * an implementation of this interface forwards them to the
+ * appropriate MBean server. Return values follow the same
+ * process, only in reverse. Each client obtains its own
+ * implementation of this interface from an {@link RMIServer}
+ * instance.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Implementations of this interface do more than simply
+ * forward requests directly to the server. The arguments
+ * of the server methods are wrapped in {@link MarshalledObject}
+ * instances, so that the correct classloader can be used to
+ * deserialize the arguments. When a method is called, the
+ * implementation must first retrieve the appropriate classloader
+ * and then use it to deserialize the marshalled object. Unless
+ * explicitly specified in the documentation for the method,
+ * a parameter of the type {@link MarshalledObject} or an array
+ * of that type should not be {@code null}.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Security is also handled by this interface, as the methods
+ * use an additional {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} parameter
+ * for role delegation.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface RMIConnection
+ extends Closeable, Remote
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#addNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object)} by
+ * registering the supplied listener with the specified management
+ * bean. Notifications emitted by the management bean are forwarded
+ * to the listener via the server, which will convert any MBean
+ * references in the source to portable {@link ObjectName}
+ * instances. The notification is otherwise unchanged. The filter
+ * and handback object are wrapped in a {@link MarshalledObject}
+ * so that they are deserialised using the bean's classloader.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean with which the listener
+ * should be registered.
+ * @param listener the listener which will handle notifications from
+ * the bean.
+ * @param filter a wrapper containing a filter to apply to incoming
+ * notifications, or <code>null</code> if no filtering
+ * should be applied.
+ * @param passback a wrapper containing an object to be passed to the
+ * listener when a notification is emitted.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the name of the management bean
+ * could not be resolved.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if the bean associated with the given
+ * object name is not a
+ * {@link NotificationListener}. This
+ * exception wraps an
+ * {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any)
+ * does not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName,
+ * javax.security.auth.Subject)
+ * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName,
+ * java.rmi.MarshalledObject,
+ * java.rmi.MarshalledObject,
+ * javax.security.auth.Subject)
+ * @see #removeNotificationListeners(ObjectName, Integer[],
+ * javax.security.auth.Subject)
+ * @see NotificationBroadcaster#addNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
+ * NotificationFilter,
+ * Object)
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener,
+ MarshalledObject filter, MarshalledObject passback,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#addNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object)} by
+ * registering for notifications from the specified management
+ * beans. The array of filters is assumed to be aligned with
+ * the array of bean names, so that the notifications from each
+ * bean are matched against the appropriate filter (or left as
+ * is if the filter is {@code null}. Notifications emitted by
+ * the management beans are forwarded to a local listener created
+ * by this method, via the server, which converts any MBean
+ * references in the source to portable {@link ObjectName}
+ * instances. The notification is otherwise unchanged.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * This local listener buffers the notifications for retrieval by
+ * {@link #fetchNotifications(long,int,long). This method returns
+ * an array of listener identifiers which aligns with the supplied
+ * array of beans so that the appropriate listener can be identified
+ * by the client, which retains its own listener and handback object.
+ * The filters are wrapped in {@link MarshalledObject}s so that they are
+ * deserialised using the bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param names the names of the management bean whose notifications
+ * should be recorded.
+ * @param filters an array of wrappers containing filters to apply to
+ * incoming notifications. An element may be <code>null</code>
+ * if no filtering should be applied to a bean's notifications.
+ * @param delegationSubjects an array of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * instances containing the delegation principles for
+ * each listener. An element may be {@code null} if
+ * authentication is used instead, or the entire
+ * argument itself may be {@code null}. In the latter
+ * case, this is treated as an array of {@code null}
+ * values.
+ * @return an array of integers which act as listener identifiers, so that
+ * notifications retrieved from {@link #fetchNotifications(long,int,long)
+ * can be matched to the beans they were emitted from. The array is
+ * aligned against the array of beans supplied to this methods, so that
+ * the identifier in position 0 represents the bean in position 0 of the
+ * input array.
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the {@code names} or {@code filters} array
+ * is {@code null}, the {@code names} array contains
+ * a {@code null} value or the three arrays are not
+ * of the same size.
+ * @throws ClassCastException if an element of the {@code filters} array unmarshalls
+ * as a non-null object that is not a {@link NotificationFilter}.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the name of one of the management beans
+ * could not be resolved.
+ * @throws SecurityException if, for one of the beans, the client or delegated subject
+ * (if any) does not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName,
+ * javax.security.auth.Subject)
+ * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName,
+ * java.rmi.MarshalledObject,
+ * java.rmi.MarshalledObject,
+ * javax.security.auth.Subject)
+ * @see #removeNotificationListeners(ObjectName, Integer[],
+ * javax.security.auth.Subject)
+ * @see NotificationBroadcaster#addNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
+ * NotificationFilter,
+ * Object)
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ Integer[] addNotificationListeners(ObjectName[] names, MarshalledObject[] filters,
+ Subject[] delegationSubjects)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Closes the connection and unexports the RMI object implementing this
+ * interface. Following this call, future method calls to this instance
+ * will fail.
+ *
+ * @throws IOException if there is an I/O error in transmitting the close
+ * request via RMI, closing the connection, or unexporting
+ * the RMI object.
+ */
+ void close()
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#createMBean(String, ObjectName,
+ * Object[], String[])}. The array of parameters is wrapped in
+ * a {@link MarshalledObject} so that it is deserialised using the
+ * bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Instantiates a new instance of the specified management bean
+ * using the given constructor and registers it with the server
+ * under the supplied name. The class is loaded using the
+ * {@link javax.management.loading.ClassLoaderRepository default
+ * loader repository} of the server.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
+ * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
+ * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
+ * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
+ * an instance should be created.
+ * @param name the name to register the new bean with. This may
+ * be <code>null</code>.
+ * @param params the parameters for the bean's constructor, encapsulated
+ * in a {@link MarshalledObject}. If this parameter is
+ * <code>null</code>, it will be judged equivalent to an
+ * empty array.
+ * @param sig the signature of the constructor to use. If this parameter
+ * is <code>null</code>, it will be judged equivalent to an
+ * empty array.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
+ * and Java class name of the created instance.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
+ * an instance of the bean.
+ * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
+ * already exists.
+ * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
+ * calling the preRegister
+ * method.
+ * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
+ * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
+ * compliant with the JMX specification.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> class name or object
+ * name or if the object name is a pattern.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
+ MarshalledObject params, String[] sig,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
+ MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
+ NotCompliantMBeanException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#createMBean(String, ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName, Object[], String[])}. The array of parameters is
+ * wrapped in a {@link MarshalledObject} so that it is deserialised
+ * using the bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Instantiates a new instance of the specified management bean
+ * using the given constructor and registers it with the server
+ * under the supplied name. The class is loaded using the
+ * given class loader. If this argument is <code>null</code>,
+ * then the same class loader as was used to load the server
+ * is used.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
+ * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
+ * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
+ * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
+ * an instance should be created.
+ * @param name the name to register the new bean with. This may
+ * be <code>null</code>.
+ * @param loaderName the name of the class loader.
+ * @param params the parameters for the bean's constructor, encapsulated
+ * in a {@link MarshalledObject}. If this parameter is
+ * <code>null</code>, it will be judged equivalent to an
+ * empty array.
+ * @param sig the signature of the constructor to use. If this parameter
+ * is <code>null</code>, it will be judged equivalent to an
+ * empty array.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
+ * and Java class name of the created instance.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
+ * an instance of the bean.
+ * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
+ * already exists.
+ * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
+ * calling the preRegister
+ * method.
+ * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
+ * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
+ * compliant with the JMX specification.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the specified class loader is not
+ * registered with the server.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> class name or object
+ * name or if the object name is a pattern.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
+ ObjectName loaderName, MarshalledObject params,
+ String[] sig, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
+ MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
+ NotCompliantMBeanException, InstanceNotFoundException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#createMBean(String, ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName)} by instantiating a new instance of the specified
+ * management bean using the default constructor and registering
+ * it with the server under the supplied name. The class is loaded
+ * using the given class loader. If this argument is <code>null</code>,
+ * then the same class loader as was used to load the server
+ * is used.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
+ * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
+ * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
+ * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * This method is equivalent to calling {@link
+ * #createMBean(String, ObjectName, ObjectName, Object[], String)
+ * <code>createMBean(className, name, loaderName, (Object[]) null,
+ * (String) null)</code>} with <code>null</code> parameters
+ * and signature.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
+ * an instance should be created.
+ * @param name the name to register the new bean with. This may
+ * be <code>null</code>.
+ * @param loaderName the name of the class loader.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
+ * and Java class name of the created instance.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
+ * an instance of the bean.
+ * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
+ * already exists.
+ * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
+ * calling the preRegister
+ * method.
+ * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
+ * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
+ * compliant with the JMX specification.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the specified class loader is not
+ * registered with the server.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> class name or object
+ * name or if the object name is a pattern.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #createMBean(String, ObjectName, ObjectName, MarshalledObject,
+ * String[], Subject)
+ */
+ ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
+ ObjectName loaderName, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
+ MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
+ NotCompliantMBeanException, InstanceNotFoundException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#createMBean(String, ObjectName)} by
+ * instantiating a new instance of the specified management bean
+ * using the default constructor and registering it with the server
+ * under the supplied name. The class is loaded using the
+ * {@link javax.management.loading.ClassLoaderRepository default
+ * loader repository} of the server.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
+ * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
+ * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
+ * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * This method is equivalent to calling {@link
+ * #createMBean(String, ObjectName, Object[], String[])
+ * <code>createMBean(className, name, (Object[]) null,
+ * (String[]) null)</code>} with <code>null</code> parameters
+ * and signature.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
+ * an instance should be created.
+ * @param name the name to register the new bean with. This may
+ * be <code>null</code>.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
+ * and Java class name of the created instance.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
+ * an instance of the bean.
+ * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
+ * already exists.
+ * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
+ * calling the preRegister
+ * method.
+ * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
+ * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
+ * compliant with the JMX specification.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> class name or object
+ * name or if the object name is a pattern.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #createMBean(String, ObjectName, MarshalledObject, String[], Subject)
+ */
+ ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
+ MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
+ NotCompliantMBeanException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Retrieves any waiting notifications from the server. When notifications
+ * are requested using the {@link #addNotificationListeners(ObjectName[],
+ * MarshalledObject[], Subject[])} method, the server sets up an internal
+ * listener to receive notifications from the bean and buffer them. When
+ * this method is called, these buffered notifications can be retrieved.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * The blocking behaviour of this method depends on the timeout value specified.
+ * If there are no waiting notifications in the buffer, a value of 0 will cause
+ * the method to return immediately. Conversely, if the value is
+ * {@link Long#MAX_VALUE}, then it will wait indefinitely until a notification
+ * arrives. For any other value, it waits until a notification arrives or the
+ * number of milliseconds specified by the timeout value is exceeded. The
+ * behaviour for a negative timeout value is undefined.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * For a notification to be returned, the following criteria must be fulfilled:
+ * </p>
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>the client must have previously requested notifications from at least
+ * one bean</li>
+ * <li>a bean from which notifications have been requested must have emitted
+ * a notification since the last call to this method</li>
+ * <li>the emitted notification must pass through any filters established
+ * when notifications were requested</li>
+ * <li>the sequence number of the notification must be greater than or equal
+ * to the specified sequence number (if non-negative)</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param sequenceNumber the sequence number of each notification returned
+ * must be greater than or equal to this value. If
+ * the number is negative, this is interpreted as
+ * meaning the sequence number of the next notification
+ * and so all notifications are allowed through.
+ * @param maxNotifications the maximum number of notifications to return.
+ * This does not include any duplicates so the
+ * number of actual notifications returned may
+ * be larger.
+ * @param timeout the number of milliseconds to wait for a notification
+ * if the buffer is empty. <code>0</code> causes the
+ * method to return immediately even if there are no
+ * notifications available (non-blocking behaviour) while
+ * a value of {@link Long#MAX_VALUE} causes it to wait
+ * indefinitely (blocking behaviour). The response to
+ * a negative value is undefined.
+ * @return a {@link NotificationResult} object containing the buffered
+ * notifications.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
+ */
+ NotificationResult fetchNotifications(long sequenceNumber,
+ int maxNotifications,
+ long timeout)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getAttribute(ObjectName, String)},
+ * returning the value of the supplied attribute from the specified
+ * management bean.
+ *
+ * @param bean the bean to retrieve the value from.
+ * @param name the name of the attribute to retrieve.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the value of the attribute.
+ * @throws AttributeNotFoundException if the attribute could not be
+ * accessed from the bean.
+ * @throws MBeanException if the management bean's accessor throws
+ * an exception.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception was thrown in trying
+ * to invoke the bean's accessor.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> bean or attribute
+ * name.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see DynamicMBean#getAttribute(String)
+ */
+ Object getAttribute(ObjectName bean, String name, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws MBeanException, AttributeNotFoundException,
+ InstanceNotFoundException, ReflectionException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getAttribute(ObjectName, String)},
+ * returning the values of the named attributes from the specified
+ * management bean.
+ *
+ * @param bean the bean to retrieve the value from.
+ * @param names the names of the attributes to retrieve.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the values of the attributes.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception was thrown in trying
+ * to invoke the bean's accessor.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> bean or attribute
+ * name.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see DynamicMBean#getAttributes(String[])
+ */
+ AttributeList getAttributes(ObjectName bean, String[] names,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, ReflectionException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the unique identifier for this connection to the RMI
+ * server.
+ *
+ * @return the connection ID.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred.
+ */
+ String getConnectionId()
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getDefaultDomain()} by returning the default
+ * domain this server applies to beans that have no specified domain.
+ *
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the default domain.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ String getDefaultDomain(Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getDomains()} by returning an array
+ * containing all the domains used by beans registered with
+ * this server. The ordering of the array is undefined.
+ *
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the list of domains.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see ObjectName#getDomain()
+ */
+ String[] getDomains(Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getMBeanCount()} by returning the number of
+ * management beans registered with this server.
+ *
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the number of registered beans.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ Integer getMBeanCount(Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getMBeanInfo(ObjectName)} by returning
+ * information on the given management bean.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return an instance of {@link MBeanInfo} for the bean.
+ * @throws IntrospectionException if an exception occurs in examining
+ * the bean.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs when trying
+ * to invoke {@link DynamicMBean#getMBeanInfo()}
+ * on the bean.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see DynamicMBean#getMBeanInfo()
+ */
+ MBeanInfo getMBeanInfo(ObjectName name, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, IntrospectionException,
+ ReflectionException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#getObjectInstance(ObjectName)} by returning
+ * the {@link ObjectInstance} created for the specified management
+ * bean on registration.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the bean.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the corresponding {@link ObjectInstance} instance.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #createMBean(String, ObjectName, Subject)
+ */
+ ObjectInstance getObjectInstance(ObjectName name, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#invoke(ObjectName, String, Object[],
+ * String[])}. The array of parameters is wrapped in a
+ * {@link MarshalledObject} so that it is deserialised
+ * using the bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Invokes the supplied operation on the specified management
+ * bean. The class objects specified in the signature are loaded
+ * using the same class loader as was used for the management bean.
+ *
+ * @param bean the management bean whose operation should be invoked.
+ * @param name the name of the operation to invoke.
+ * @param params the parameters for the bean's constructor, encapsulated
+ * in a {@link MarshalledObject}. If this parameter is
+ * <code>null</code>, it will be judged equivalent to an
+ * empty array.
+ * @param sig the signature of the constructor to use. If this parameter
+ * is <code>null</code>, it will be judged equivalent to an
+ * empty array. The class objects will be loaded using the
+ * bean's classloader.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return the return value of the method.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws MBeanException if the method invoked throws an exception.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception is thrown in invoking the
+ * method.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see DynamicMBean#invoke(String, Object[], String[])
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ Object invoke(ObjectName bean, String name, MarshalledObject params,
+ String[] sig, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanException,
+ ReflectionException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#isInstanceOf(ObjectName, String) by
+ * returning true if the specified management bean is an instance
+ * of the supplied class.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * A bean, B, is an instance of a class, C, if either of the following
+ * conditions holds:
+ * </p>
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>The class name in B's {@link MBeanInfo} is equal to the supplied
+ * name.</li>
+ * <li>Both the class of B and C were loaded by the same class loader,
+ * and B is assignable to C.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean.
+ * @param className the name of the class to test if <code>name</code> is
+ * an instance of.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return true if either B is directly an instance of the named class,
+ * or B is assignable to the class, given that both it and B's
+ * current class were loaded using the same class loader.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ boolean isInstanceOf(ObjectName name, String className,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#isRegistered(ObjectName) by returning
+ * true if the specified management bean is registered with
+ * the server.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return true if the bean is registered.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> bean name.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ boolean isRegistered(ObjectName name, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#queryMBeans(ObjectName, QueryExp)}.
+ * The query expression is wrapped in a {@link MarshalledObject}
+ * so that it is deserialised using the bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Returns a set of {@link ObjectInstance}s matching the specified
+ * criteria. The full set of beans registered with the server
+ * are passed through two filters:
+ * </p>
+ * <ol>
+ * <li>Pattern matching is performed using the supplied
+ * {@link ObjectName}.</li>
+ * <li>The supplied query expression is applied.</li>
+ * </ol>
+ * <p>
+ * If both the object name and the query expression are <code>null</code>,
+ * or the object name has no domain and no key properties,
+ * no filtering will be performed and all beans are returned.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param name an {@link ObjectName} to use as a filter.
+ * @param query a query expression to apply to each of the beans that match
+ * the given object name, encapsulated in a
+ * {@link MarshalledObject}. If a <code>null</code> value is
+ * encapsulated, then the beans will only be filtered using
+ * pattern matching on the supplied {@link ObjectName}.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return a set of {@link ObjectInstance}s matching the filtered beans.
+ * This is empty if no beans survived the filters.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ Set<ObjectInstance> queryMBeans(ObjectName name, MarshalledObject query,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#queryNames(ObjectName, QueryExp)}.
+ * The query expression is wrapped in a {@link MarshalledObject}
+ * so that it is deserialised using the bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Returns a set of {@link ObjectName}s matching the specified
+ * criteria. The full set of beans registered with the server
+ * are passed through two filters:
+ * </p>
+ * <ol>
+ * <li>Pattern matching is performed using the supplied
+ * {@link ObjectName}.</li>
+ * <li>The supplied query expression is applied.</li>
+ * </ol>
+ * <p>
+ * If both the object name and the query expression are <code>null</code>,
+ * or the object name has no domain and no key properties,
+ * no filtering will be performed and all beans are returned.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param name an {@link ObjectName} to use as a filter.
+ * @param query a query expression to apply to each of the beans that match
+ * the given object name, encapsulated in a
+ * {@link MarshalledObject}. If a <code>null</code> value is
+ * encapsulated, then the beans will only be filtered using
+ * pattern matching on the supplied {@link ObjectName}.
+ * @param delegationSubject an instance of {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}
+ * containing the delegation principles. This may be
+ * {@code null} is authentication is used instead.
+ * @return a set of {@link ObjectName}s matching the filtered beans.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ Set<ObjectName> queryNames(ObjectName name, MarshalledObject query,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * <p>
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object)}. Both the filter and
+ * the handback object are wrapped in a {@link MarshalledObject}
+ * so that they are deserialised using the bean's classloader.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Removes the specified listener from the list of recipients
+ * of notifications from the supplied bean. Only the first instance with
+ * the supplied filter and passback object is removed.
+ * <code>null</code> is used as a valid value for these parameters,
+ * rather than as a way to remove all registration instances for
+ * the specified listener; for this behaviour instead, see
+ * {@link #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener)}.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
+ * listener should be removed.
+ * @param listener the listener to remove.
+ * @param filter a wrapper containing the filter of the listener
+ * to remove.
+ * @param passback a wrapper containing the handback object of the
+ * listener to remove.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
+ * is not registered with the bean.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener,
+ * MarshalledObject, MarshalledObject, Subject)
+ * @see NotificationEmitter#removeNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
+ * NotificationFilter,
+ * Object)
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
+ ObjectName listener,
+ MarshalledObject filter,
+ MarshalledObject passback,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName)} by removing the specified listener from the list
+ * of recipients of notifications from the supplied bean. This
+ * includes all combinations of filters and passback objects
+ * registered for this listener. For more specific removal of
+ * listeners, see {@link #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName,MarshalledObject,MarshalledObject,Subject)}
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
+ * listener should be removed.
+ * @param listener the name of the listener to remove.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if a name doesn't match a registered
+ * bean.
+ * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
+ * is not registered with the bean.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener,
+ * MarshalledObject, MarshalledObject, Subject)
+ * @see NotificationBroadcaster#removeNotificationListener(NotificationListener)
+ */
+ void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Removes one or more {@link NotificationListener}s from the specified
+ * management bean. This method corresponds to
+ * {@link #addNotificationListeners(ObjectName[], MarshalledObject[],
+ * Subject)} and provides a different way of handling
+ * MBeanServerConnection#removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName)} and
+ * {@link MBeanServerConnection#removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
+ * ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object)} by using the integer
+ * identifiers provided by the
+ * {@link #addNotificationListeners(ObjectName[], MarshalledObject[],
+ * Subject)} method to select the listeners to remove.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
+ * listeners should be removed.
+ * @param listenerIds the identifiers of the listeners to remove.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if a name doesn't match a registered
+ * bean.
+ * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
+ * is not registered with the bean.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if either <code>name</code>,
+ * <code>listenerIds</code> or an element
+ * of <code>listenerIds</code>
+ * is <code>null</code>.
+ * @see #addNotificationListeners(ObjectName[], MarshalledObject[], Subject)
+ */
+ void removeNotificationListeners(ObjectName name, Integer[] listenerIds,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#setAttribute(ObjectName, Attribute)}
+ * by setting the value of the specified attribute of the supplied
+ * management bean. The attribute is wrapped in a
+ * {@link MarshalledObject} so that it is deserialised using the
+ * bean's classloader.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean.
+ * @param attribute the attribute to set, encapsulated in a
+ * {@link MarshalledObject}.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws AttributeNotFoundException if the attribute does not
+ * correspond to an attribute
+ * of the bean.
+ * @throws InvalidAttributeValueException if the value is invalid
+ * for this particular
+ * attribute of the bean.
+ * @throws MBeanException if setting the attribute causes
+ * the bean to throw an exception (which
+ * becomes the cause of this exception).
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurred in trying
+ * to use the reflection interface
+ * to lookup the attribute. The
+ * thrown exception is the cause of
+ * this exception.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> bean or attribute
+ * name.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #getAttribute(ObjectName, String, Subject)
+ * @see javax.management.DynamicMBean#setAttribute(Attribute)
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ void setAttribute(ObjectName name, MarshalledObject attribute,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, AttributeNotFoundException,
+ InvalidAttributeValueException, MBeanException,
+ ReflectionException, IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#setAttributes(ObjectName, AttributeList)}
+ * by setting the value of each of the specified attributes
+ * of the supplied management bean to that specified by
+ * the {@link Attribute} object. The returned list contains
+ * the attributes that were set and their new values.
+ * The attribute list is wrapped in a {@link MarshalledObject} so
+ * that it is deserialised using the bean's classloader.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean.
+ * @param attributes the attributes to set, encapsulated in a
+ * {@link MarshalledObject}.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @return a list of the changed attributes.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurred in trying
+ * to use the reflection interface
+ * to lookup the attribute. The
+ * thrown exception is the cause of
+ * this exception.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> bean or attribute
+ * list.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ * @see #getAttributes(ObjectName, String[])
+ * @see DynamicMBean#setAttributes(AttributeList)
+ */
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ AttributeList setAttributes(ObjectName name, MarshalledObject attributes,
+ Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, ReflectionException,
+ IOException;
+
+ /**
+ * Handles {@link
+ * MBeanServerConnection#unregisterMBean(ObjectName)} by unregistering
+ * the specified management bean. Following this operation,
+ * the bean instance is no longer accessible from the server via this
+ * name. Prior to unregistering the bean, the
+ * {@link MBeanRegistration#preDeregister()} method will be called if
+ * the bean implements the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
+ *
+ * @param name the name of the management bean.
+ * @param delegationSubject a {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} instance
+ * containing the delegation principles or
+ * {@code null} if authentication is used.
+ * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
+ * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
+ * calling the preDeregister
+ * method.
+ * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
+ * is thrown by the server due to a
+ * <code>null</code> bean name or a
+ * request being made to unregister the
+ * {@link MBeanServerDelegate} bean.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client or delegated subject (if any) does
+ * not have permission to invoke this operation.
+ * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
+ * the bean server.
+ */
+ void unregisterMBean(ObjectName name, Subject delegationSubject)
+ throws InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanRegistrationException,
+ IOException;
+
+}
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/javax/management/remote/rmi/RMIServer.java b/libjava/classpath/javax/management/remote/rmi/RMIServer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d862372ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/classpath/javax/management/remote/rmi/RMIServer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/* RMIServer.java -- RMI object for connecting to an RMI JMX connector.
+ Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath 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
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+package javax.management.remote.rmi;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import java.rmi.Remote;
+import java.rmi.RemoteException;
+
+/**
+ * RMI interface for obtaining an instance of an
+ * {@link RMIConnection}. An implementation of this
+ * interface exists for each RMI connector.
+ *
+ * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface RMIServer
+ extends Remote
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the version of the RMI connection protocol used
+ * by this server. The returned string takes the form of
+ * <emph>protocol-version implementation-name</emph> where
+ * <emph>protocol-version</emph> is a series of two or more
+ * non-negative integers, separated by a decimal point (.)
+ * (currently {@code 1.0}) and <emph>implementation-name</emph>
+ * is the string {@code "GNU Classpath"} followed by the version
+ * of GNU Classpath in use.
+ *
+ * @return the string specified above.
+ * @throws RemoteException if there is a problem with the transfer
+ * of the string via RMI.
+ */
+ String getVersion()
+ throws RemoteException;
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs and returns a new RMI connection using the specified
+ * authentication credentials. Each client calls this method to
+ * obtain a connection to the server.
+ *
+ * @param credentials a user-defined object passed to the server
+ * to authenticate the client. May be {@code null}.
+ * @return the new connection.
+ * @throws IOException if the new connection can not be created or
+ * exported, or an error occurs in the RMI transmission.
+ * @throws SecurityException if the client could not be authenticated
+ * correctly using the supplied credientials.
+ */
+ RMIConnection newClient(Object credentials)
+ throws IOException;
+}