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package java.rmi.registry;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

import java.rmi.UnknownHostException;

/**

 * <code>RegistryHandler</code> is an interface used internally by the RMI

 * runtime in previous implementation versions.  It should never be accessed

 * by application code.

 *

 * @author  Ann Wollrath

 * @since   JDK1.1

 * @deprecated no replacement

 */

@Deprecated

public interface RegistryHandler {

    /**

     * Returns a "stub" for contacting a remote registry

     * on the specified host and port.

     *

     * @deprecated no replacement.  As of the Java 2 platform v1.2, RMI no

     * longer uses the <code>RegistryHandler</code> to obtain the registry's

     * stub.

     * @param host name of remote registry host

     * @param port remote registry port

     * @return remote registry stub

     * @throws RemoteException if a remote error occurs

     * @throws UnknownHostException if unable to resolve given hostname

     */

    @Deprecated

    Registry registryStub(String host, int port)

        throws RemoteException, UnknownHostException;

    /**

     * Constructs and exports a Registry on the specified port.

     * The port must be non-zero.

     *

     * @deprecated no replacement.  As of the Java 2 platform v1.2, RMI no

     * longer uses the <code>RegistryHandler</code> to obtain the registry's

     * implementation.

     * @param port port to export registry on

     * @return registry stub

     * @throws RemoteException if a remote error occurs

     */

    @Deprecated

    Registry registryImpl(int port) throws RemoteException;

}