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package java.rmi.server;

import java.rmi.*;

import java.io.ObjectOutput;

import java.io.ObjectInput;

import java.io.StreamCorruptedException;

import java.io.IOException;

/**

 * <code>RemoteCall</code> is an abstraction used solely by the RMI runtime

 * (in conjunction with stubs and skeletons of remote objects) to carry out a

 * call to a remote object.  The <code>RemoteCall</code> interface is

 * deprecated because it is only used by deprecated methods of

 * <code>java.rmi.server.RemoteRef</code>.

 *

 * @since   1.1

 * @author  Ann Wollrath

 * @author  Roger Riggs

 * @see     java.rmi.server.RemoteRef

 * @deprecated no replacement.

 */

@Deprecated

public interface RemoteCall {

    /**

     * Return the output stream the stub/skeleton should put arguments/results

     * into.

     *

     * @return output stream for arguments/results

     * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    ObjectOutput getOutputStream()  throws IOException;

    /**

     * Release the output stream; in some transports this would release

     * the stream.

     *

     * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    void releaseOutputStream()  throws IOException;

    /**

     * Get the InputStream that the stub/skeleton should get

     * results/arguments from.

     *

     * @return input stream for reading arguments/results

     * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    ObjectInput getInputStream()  throws IOException;

    /**

     * Release the input stream. This would allow some transports to release

     * the channel early.

     *

     * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    void releaseInputStream() throws IOException;

    /**

     * Returns an output stream (may put out header information

     * relating to the success of the call). Should only succeed

     * once per remote call.

     *

     * @param success If true, indicates normal return, else indicates

     * exceptional return.

     * @return output stream for writing call result

     * @exception java.io.IOException              if an I/O error occurs.

     * @exception java.io.StreamCorruptedException If already been called.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    ObjectOutput getResultStream(boolean success) throws IOException,

        StreamCorruptedException;

    /**

     * Do whatever it takes to execute the call.

     *

     * @exception java.lang.Exception if a general exception occurs.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    void executeCall() throws Exception;

    /**

     * Allow cleanup after the remote call has completed.

     *

     * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.

     * @since 1.1

     * @deprecated no replacement

     */

    @Deprecated

    void done() throws IOException;

}