| /* DGC.java -- |
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| package java.rmi.dgc; |
| |
| import java.rmi.Remote; |
| import java.rmi.RemoteException; |
| import java.rmi.server.ObjID; |
| |
| /** |
| * The DGC implementation is used for the server side during the distributed |
| * garbage collection. This interface contains the two methods: dirty and clean. |
| * A dirty call is made when a remote reference is unmarshaled in a client. A |
| * corresponding clean call is made by client it no longer uses that remote |
| * reference. A reference to a remote object is also automatically released |
| * after so called lease period that starts after the dirty call is received. It |
| * is the client's responsibility to renew the leases, by making additional |
| * dirty calls before such leases expire. |
| */ |
| public interface DGC |
| extends Remote |
| { |
| /** |
| * Mark the given objects referecnes as used on the client side. |
| * |
| * @param ids the ids of the used objects. |
| * @param sequenceNum the number of the call (used to detect and discard late |
| * calls). |
| * @param lease the requested lease |
| * @return the granted lease |
| */ |
| Lease dirty(ObjID[] ids, long sequenceNum, Lease lease) |
| throws RemoteException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Mark the given objects as no longer used on the client side. |
| * |
| * @param ids the ids of the objects that are no longer used. |
| * @param sequenceNum the number of the call (used to detect and discard late |
| * @param vmid the VMID of the client. |
| * @param strong make the "strong" clean call ("strong" calls are scheduled |
| * after the failed dirty calls). |
| */ |
| void clean(ObjID[] ids, long sequenceNum, VMID vmid, boolean strong) |
| throws RemoteException; |
| } |