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    23 

    24 import java.util.*;

    25 import java.io.*;

    26 

    27 /**

    28  * Object interface for agent

    29  */

    30 

    31 public interface Agent extends Serializable, Runnable {

    32 

    33     /**

    34      * Run method controls the execution of agent and is called by servers.

    35      */

    36     void run();

    37 

    38     /**

    39      * getInfo method is called by home server to collect the information

    40      * that the agent has collected.

    41      */

    42     Vector getInfo();

    43 

    44     /**

    45      * getErrors returns String of errors encountered by Agent

    46      */

    47     String getErrors();

    48 }