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    25 

    26 package java.rmi.server;

    27 

    28 import java.rmi.*;

    29 

    30 /**

    31  * A ServerRef represents the server-side handle for a remote object

    32  * implementation.

    33  *

    34  * @author  Ann Wollrath

    35  * @since   1.1

    36  * @deprecated No replacement. This interface is unused and is obsolete.

    37  */

    38 @Deprecated

    39 public interface ServerRef extends RemoteRef {

    40 

    41     /** indicate compatibility with JDK 1.1.x version of class. */

    42     static final long serialVersionUID = -4557750989390278438L;

    43 

    44     /**

    45      * Creates a client stub object for the supplied Remote object.

    46      * If the call completes successfully, the remote object should

    47      * be able to accept incoming calls from clients.

    48      * @param obj the remote object implementation

    49      * @param data information necessary to export the object

    50      * @return the stub for the remote object

    51      * @exception RemoteException if an exception occurs attempting

    52      * to export the object (e.g., stub class could not be found)

    53      * @since 1.1

    54      */

    55     RemoteStub exportObject(Remote obj, Object data)

    56         throws RemoteException;

    57 

    58     /**

    59      * Returns the hostname of the current client.  When called from a

    60      * thread actively handling a remote method invocation the

    61      * hostname of the client is returned.

    62      * @return the client's host name

    63      * @exception ServerNotActiveException if called outside of servicing

    64      * a remote method invocation

    65      * @since 1.1

    66      */

    67     String getClientHost() throws ServerNotActiveException;

    68 }