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package com.caucho.hessian4.services.client;

/**
 * Factory for creating client stubs.  The returned stub will
 * call the remote object for all methods.
 *
 * <pre>
 * URL url = new URL("http://localhost:8080/ejb/hello");
 * HelloHome hello = (HelloHome) factory.create(HelloHome.class, url);
 * </pre>
 *
 * After creation, the stub can be like a regular Java class.  Because
 * it makes remote calls, it can throw more exceptions than a Java class.
 * In particular, it may throw protocol exceptions.
 */
public interface ServiceProxyFactory {
  /**
   * Creates a new proxy with the specified URL.  The returned object
   * is a proxy with the interface specified by api.
   *
   * <pre>
   * String url = "http://localhost:8080/ejb/hello");
   * HelloHome hello = (HelloHome) factory.create(HelloHome.class, url);
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param api the interface the proxy class needs to implement
   * @param url the URL where the client object is located.
   *
   * @return a proxy to the object with the specified interface.
   */
  public Object create(Class api, String url)
    throws java.net.MalformedURLException;
}