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package sun.rmi.server;

import java.rmi.Remote;

import java.rmi.server.RemoteCall;

/**

 * The Dispatcher interface allows the transport to make

 * the upcall to the server side remote reference.

 */

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")

public interface Dispatcher {

    /**

     * Call to dispatch to the remote object (on the server side).

     * The up-call to the server and the marshaling of return result

     * (or exception) should be handled before returning from this

     * method.

     * @param obj the target remote object for the call

     * @param call the "remote call" from which operation and

     * method arguments can be obtained.

     * @exception RemoteException unable to marshal

     * return result

     */

    void dispatch(Remote obj, RemoteCall call)

        throws java.io.IOException;

}