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package javax.management.remote;

import javax.management.MBeanServer;

/**

 * <p>An object of this class implements the MBeanServer interface and

 * wraps another object that also implements that interface.

 * Typically, an implementation of this interface performs some action

 * in some or all methods of the <code>MBeanServer</code> interface

 * before and/or after forwarding the method to the wrapped object.

 * Examples include security checking and logging.</p>

 *

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface MBeanServerForwarder extends MBeanServer {

    /**

     * Returns the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded.

     *

     * @return the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded,

     * or null if there is none.

     *

     * @see #setMBeanServer

     */

    public MBeanServer getMBeanServer();

    /**

     * Sets the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded

     * after treatment by this object.

     *

     * @param mbs the MBeanServer object to which requests will be forwarded.

     *

     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if this object is already

     * forwarding to an MBeanServer object or if <code>mbs</code> is

     * null or if <code>mbs</code> is identical to this object.

     *

     * @see #getMBeanServer

     */

    public void setMBeanServer(MBeanServer mbs);

}