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package com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver;

import javax.management.MBeanServer;

import javax.management.MBeanServerDelegate;

/**

 * provide methods for getting the MetaData and MBeanServerInstantiator

 * objects associated with an MBeanServer.

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface SunJmxMBeanServer

    /**

     * Return the MBeanInstantiator associated to this MBeanServer.

     * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if

     *            {@link MBeanServerInterceptor}s

     *            are not enabled on this object.

     * @see #interceptorsEnabled

     */

    public MBeanInstantiator getMBeanInstantiator();

    /**

     * Tell whether {@link MBeanServerInterceptor}s are enabled on this

     * object.

     * @return <code>true</code> if {@link MBeanServerInterceptor}s are

     *         enabled.

     * @see #getMBeanServerInterceptor

     * @see #setMBeanServerInterceptor

     * @see #getMBeanInstantiator

     * @see com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServerBuilder

     **/

    public boolean interceptorsEnabled();

    /**

     * Return the MBeanServerInterceptor.

     * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if

     *            {@link MBeanServerInterceptor}s

     *            are not enabled on this object.

     * @see #interceptorsEnabled

     **/

    /**

     * Set the MBeanServerInterceptor.

     * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if

     *            {@link MBeanServerInterceptor}s

     *            are not enabled on this object.

     * @see #interceptorsEnabled

     **/

    /**

     * <p>Return the MBeanServerDelegate representing the MBeanServer.

     * Notifications can be sent from the MBean server delegate using

     * the method {@link MBeanServerDelegate#sendNotification}

     * in the returned object.</p>

     *

     */

    public MBeanServerDelegate getMBeanServerDelegate();

}