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25package sun.rmi.server;
26
27import java.rmi.Remote;
28import java.rmi.server.RemoteCall;
29
30/**
31 * The Dispatcher interface allows the transport to make
32 * the upcall to the server side remote reference.
33 */
34@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
35public interface Dispatcher {
36
37    /**
38     * Call to dispatch to the remote object (on the server side).
39     * The up-call to the server and the marshaling of return result
40     * (or exception) should be handled before returning from this
41     * method.
42     * @param obj the target remote object for the call
43     * @param call the "remote call" from which operation and
44     * method arguments can be obtained.
45     * @exception RemoteException unable to marshal
46     * return result
47     */
48    void dispatch(Remote obj, RemoteCall call)
49        throws java.io.IOException;
50}
51