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    25 package sun.rmi.transport;

    26 

    27 import java.rmi.RemoteException;

    28 import java.rmi.Remote;

    29 import java.rmi.server.ObjID;

    30 import java.rmi.server.RemoteServer;

    31 

    32 public interface Endpoint {

    33     /**

    34      * Return a channel that generates connections to the remote

    35      * endpoint.

    36      */

    37     Channel getChannel();

    38 

    39     /**

    40      * Export the object so that it can accept incoming calls at

    41      * the endpoint.

    42      */

    43     void exportObject(Target target)

    44         throws RemoteException;

    45 

    46     /**

    47      * Returns the transport for incoming connections to this endpoint.

    48      **/

    49     Transport getInboundTransport();

    50 

    51     /**

    52      * Returns transport for making connections to remote endpoints.

    53      **/

    54     Transport getOutboundTransport();

    55 }