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package org.jboss.weld.ejb.api;

import java.io.Serializable;

import javax.ejb.NoSuchEJBException;

/**
 * A serializable reference to a session object in the EJB container
 * 
 * @author Pete Muir
 */
public interface SessionObjectReference extends Serializable
{

   /**
    * Get the reference from the EJB container to the session object for the
    * given business interface
    * 
    * @param  the type of the business interface
    * @param businessInterfaceType the type of the business interface
    * @return a reference
    * 
    * @throws IllegalStateException if the business interface is not a local
    *            business interface of the session bean
    * @throws NoSuchEJBException if the session object has already been removed
    */
   public  S getBusinessObject(Class businessInterfaceType);

   /**
    * Request the EJB container remove the stateful session object
    * 
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the reference is not backed by a
    *            stateful session object
    * @throws NoSuchEJBException if the session object has already been removed
    */
   public void remove();
   
   /**
    * Determine whether the session object has been removed.
    * 
    * If the session object has yet to be referenced by {@link #getBusinessObject(Class)}
    * then this method should not return true.
    * 
    * @return true if the session object has been removed
    */
   public boolean isRemoved();

}