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package org.springframework.remoting.rmi;

import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;

/**
 * {@link FactoryBean} for RMI proxies, supporting both conventional RMI services
 * and RMI invokers. Exposes the proxied service for use as a bean reference,
 * using the specified service interface. Proxies will throw Spring's unchecked
 * RemoteAccessException on remote invocation failure instead of RMI's RemoteException.
 *
 * The service URL must be a valid RMI URL like "rmi://localhost:1099/myservice".
 * RMI invokers work at the RmiInvocationHandler level, using the same invoker stub
 * for any service. Service interfaces do not have to extend {@code java.rmi.Remote}
 * or throw {@code java.rmi.RemoteException}. Of course, in and out parameters
 * have to be serializable.
 *
 * 
With conventional RMI services, this proxy factory is typically used with the
 * RMI service interface. Alternatively, this factory can also proxy a remote RMI
 * service with a matching non-RMI business interface, i.e. an interface that mirrors
 * the RMI service methods but does not declare RemoteExceptions. In the latter case,
 * RemoteExceptions thrown by the RMI stub will automatically get converted to
 * Spring's unchecked RemoteAccessException.
 *
 * 
The major advantage of RMI, compared to Hessian and Burlap, is serialization.
 * Effectively, any serializable Java object can be transported without hassle.
 * Hessian and Burlap have their own (de-)serialization mechanisms, but are
 * HTTP-based and thus much easier to setup than RMI. Alternatively, consider
 * Spring's HTTP invoker to combine Java serialization with HTTP-based transport.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 13.05.2003
 * @see #setServiceInterface
 * @see #setServiceUrl
 * @see RmiClientInterceptor
 * @see RmiServiceExporter
 * @see java.rmi.Remote
 * @see java.rmi.RemoteException
 * @see org.springframework.remoting.RemoteAccessException
 * @see org.springframework.remoting.caucho.HessianProxyFactoryBean
 * @see org.springframework.remoting.caucho.BurlapProxyFactoryBean
 * @see org.springframework.remoting.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerProxyFactoryBean
 */
public class RmiProxyFactoryBean extends RmiClientInterceptor implements FactoryBean