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package sun.rmi.server;

import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.server.RemoteCall;

/**
 * The Dispatcher interface allows the transport to make
 * the upcall to the server side remote reference.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public interface Dispatcher {

    /**
     * Call to dispatch to the remote object (on the server side).
     * The up-call to the server and the marshaling of return result
     * (or exception) should be handled before returning from this
     * method.
     * @param obj the target remote object for the call
     * @param call the "remote call" from which operation and
     * method arguments can be obtained.
     * @exception RemoteException unable to marshal
     * return result
     */
    void dispatch(Remote obj, RemoteCall call)
        throws java.io.IOException;
}
