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/*
 * Copyright 2010 dorkbox, llc
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package dorkbox.network.util;

import dorkbox.network.connection.KryoExtra;

public
interface RMISerializationManager {

    /**
     * Necessary to register classes for RMI, only called once when the RMI bridge is created.
     */
    void initRmiSerialization();

    /**
     * @return takes a kryo instance from the pool.
     */
    KryoExtra takeKryo();

    /**
     * Returns a kryo instance to the pool.
     */
    void returnKryo(KryoExtra object);

    /**
     * Objects that we want to use RMI with, must be accessed via an interface. This method configures the serialization of an
     * implementation to be serialized via the defined interface, as a RemoteObject (ie: proxy object). If the implementation class is
     * ALREADY registered, then it's registration will be overwritten by this one
     *
     * @param ifaceClass
     *                 The interface used to access the remote object
     * @param implClass
     *                 The implementation class of the interface
     */
     void registerRemote(Class ifaceClass, Class implClass);
}