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package net.jini.lookup;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.rmi.Remote;
import net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceID;

/**
 * Allows clients to obtain the ServiceID from a bootstrap service
 * proxy.
 * 
 * Services that wish to support the 
 *  net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceRegistrar#lookUp(net.jini.core.lookup.ServiceTemplate, int)  
 * method must implement this remote interface.
 * 
 */
public interface ServiceIDAccessor extends Remote {
    
    /**
     * A remote method to be implemented by a service, allowing clients to obtain
     * this information from a bootstrap proxy, prior to downloading the
     * services proxy.
     * 
     * @return the ServiceID of the service.
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    ServiceID serviceID() throws IOException;
    
}