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package com.sun.enterprise.naming;

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.naming.*;
import javax.rmi.PortableRemoteObject;
import java.rmi.*;

public interface SerialContextProvider extends Remote {

    /**
     * Lookup the specified name.
     * @return the object or context bound to the name.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public Object lookup(String name) 
        throws NamingException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * Bind the object to the specified name.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public void bind(String name, Object obj) 
        throws NamingException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * Rebind the object to the specified name.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public void rebind(String name, Object obj) 
        throws NamingException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * Unbind the specified object.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public void unbind(String name) 
        throws NamingException, RemoteException;

    /**
     * Rename the bound object.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public void rename(String oldname, String newname)
        throws NamingException, RemoteException;

    public Hashtable list() throws RemoteException;

    /**
     * List the contents of the specified context.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public Hashtable list(String name) throws NamingException, RemoteException;
    
    /**
     * Create a subcontext with the specified name.
     * @return the created subcontext.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public Context createSubcontext (String name) 
	throws NamingException, RemoteException; 

    /**
     * Destroy the subcontext with the specified name.
     * @exception NamingException if there is a naming exception.
     * @exception if there is an RMI exception.
     */
    public void destroySubcontext (String name)
	throws NamingException, RemoteException;
}