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package sun.rmi.transport;

import java.rmi.RemoteException;

import java.rmi.Remote;

import java.rmi.server.ObjID;

import java.rmi.server.RemoteServer;

public interface Endpoint {

    /**

     * Return a channel that generates connections to the remote

     * endpoint.

     */

    Channel getChannel();

    /**

     * Export the object so that it can accept incoming calls at

     * the endpoint.

     */

    void exportObject(Target target)

        throws RemoteException;

    /**

     * Returns the transport for incoming connections to this endpoint.

     **/

    Transport getInboundTransport();

    /**

     * Returns transport for making connections to remote endpoints.

     **/

    Transport getOutboundTransport();

}