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25 
26 package java.rmi.server;
27 import java.rmi.*;
28 import java.io.ObjectOutput;
29 import java.io.ObjectInput;
30 import java.io.StreamCorruptedException;
31 import java.io.IOException;
32 
33 /**
34  * <code>RemoteCall</code> is an abstraction used solely by the RMI runtime
35  * (in conjunction with stubs and skeletons of remote objects) to carry out a
36  * call to a remote object.  The <code>RemoteCall</code> interface is
37  * deprecated because it is only used by deprecated methods of
38  * <code>java.rmi.server.RemoteRef</code>.
39  *
40  * @since   JDK1.1
41  * @author  Ann Wollrath
42  * @author  Roger Riggs
43  * @see     java.rmi.server.RemoteRef
44  * @deprecated no replacement.
45  */
46 @Deprecated
47 public interface RemoteCall {
48 
49     /**
50      * Return the output stream the stub/skeleton should put arguments/results
51      * into.
52      *
53      * @return output stream for arguments/results
54      * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.
55      * @since JDK1.1
56      * @deprecated no replacement
57      */
58     @Deprecated
getOutputStream()59     ObjectOutput getOutputStream()  throws IOException;
60 
61     /**
62      * Release the output stream; in some transports this would release
63      * the stream.
64      *
65      * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.
66      * @since JDK1.1
67      * @deprecated no replacement
68      */
69     @Deprecated
releaseOutputStream()70     void releaseOutputStream()  throws IOException;
71 
72     /**
73      * Get the InputStream that the stub/skeleton should get
74      * results/arguments from.
75      *
76      * @return input stream for reading arguments/results
77      * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.
78      * @since JDK1.1
79      * @deprecated no replacement
80      */
81     @Deprecated
getInputStream()82     ObjectInput getInputStream()  throws IOException;
83 
84 
85     /**
86      * Release the input stream. This would allow some transports to release
87      * the channel early.
88      *
89      * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.
90      * @since JDK1.1
91      * @deprecated no replacement
92      */
93     @Deprecated
releaseInputStream()94     void releaseInputStream() throws IOException;
95 
96     /**
97      * Returns an output stream (may put out header information
98      * relating to the success of the call). Should only succeed
99      * once per remote call.
100      *
101      * @param success If true, indicates normal return, else indicates
102      * exceptional return.
103      * @return output stream for writing call result
104      * @exception java.io.IOException              if an I/O error occurs.
105      * @exception java.io.StreamCorruptedException If already been called.
106      * @since JDK1.1
107      * @deprecated no replacement
108      */
109     @Deprecated
getResultStream(boolean success)110     ObjectOutput getResultStream(boolean success) throws IOException,
111         StreamCorruptedException;
112 
113     /**
114      * Do whatever it takes to execute the call.
115      *
116      * @exception java.lang.Exception if a general exception occurs.
117      * @since JDK1.1
118      * @deprecated no replacement
119      */
120     @Deprecated
executeCall()121     void executeCall() throws Exception;
122 
123     /**
124      * Allow cleanup after the remote call has completed.
125      *
126      * @exception java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.
127      * @since JDK1.1
128      * @deprecated no replacement
129      */
130     @Deprecated
done()131     void done() throws IOException;
132 }
133