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package java.rmi.activation;

import java.rmi.MarshalledObject;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;

/**
 * The activation and inactivation event listener. The group obtains this 
 * listener via {@link ActivationSystem#activeGroup} and must notify it
 * when the group objects are activated or inactivated and also when the 
 * whole group becomes inactive.
 * @author root.
 */
public interface ActivationMonitor extends Remote
{
  /**
   * Informs that the object is now active.
   * 
   * @param id the activation id of the object that is now active
   * @throws UnknownObjectException is such object is not known in this group
   * @throws RemoteException if remote call fails
   */
  void activeObject (ActivationID id, MarshalledObject obj)
    throws UnknownObjectException, RemoteException;

  /**
   * Informs that the object is not inactive.
   * 
   * @param id the activation id of the object that is now inactive
   * @throws UnknownObjectException is such object is not known in this group
   * @throws RemoteException if remote call fails
   */
  void inactiveObject (ActivationID id)
    throws UnknownObjectException, RemoteException;

  /**
   * Informs that the whole group is now inactive because all group objects are
   * inactive. The group will be recreated upon the later request to activate
   * any object, belonging to the group.
   * 
   * @param groupId the group id
   * @param incarnation the group incarnation number
   * @throws UnknownGroupException if the group id is not known
   * @throws RemoteException if the remote call fails
   */
  void inactiveGroup (ActivationGroupID groupId, long incarnation)
  throws UnknownGroupException, RemoteException;
}