org.springframework.remoting.rmi
Class RmiProxyFactoryBean

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteAccessor
      extended byorg.springframework.remoting.support.UrlBasedRemoteAccessor
          extended byorg.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationBasedAccessor
              extended byorg.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiClientInterceptor
                  extended byorg.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiProxyFactoryBean
All Implemented Interfaces:
Advice, FactoryBean, InitializingBean, Interceptor, MethodInterceptor

public class RmiProxyFactoryBean
extends RmiClientInterceptor
implements FactoryBean

Factory bean for RMI proxies, supporting both conventional RMI services and RMI invokers. Behaves like the proxied service when used as bean reference, exposing the specified service interface. Proxies will throw Spring's unchecked RemoteAccessException on remote invocation failure instead of RMI's RemoteException.

The service URL must be a valid RMI URL like "rmi://localhost:1099/myservice". RMI invokers work at the RmiInvocationHandler level, using the same invoker stub for any service. Service interfaces do not have to extend java.rmi.Remote or throw java.rmi.RemoteException. Of course, in and out parameters have to be serializable.

With conventional RMI services, this proxy factory is typically used with the RMI service interface. Alternatively, this factory can also proxy a remote RMI service with a matching non-RMI business interface, i.e. an interface that mirrors the RMI service methods but does not declare RemoteExceptions. In the latter case, RemoteExceptions thrown by the RMI stub will automatically get converted to Spring's unchecked RemoteAccessException.

The major advantage of RMI, compared to Hessian and Burlap, is serialization. Effectively, any serializable Java object can be transported without hassle. Hessian and Burlap have their own (de-)serialization mechanisms, but are HTTP-based and thus much easier to setup than RMI. Alternatively, consider Spring's HTTP invoker to combine Java serialization with HTTP-based transport.

Since:
13.05.2003
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
RemoteAccessor.setServiceInterface(java.lang.Class), UrlBasedRemoteAccessor.setServiceUrl(java.lang.String), RmiClientInterceptor, RmiServiceExporter, Remote, RemoteException, RemoteAccessException, HessianProxyFactoryBean, BurlapProxyFactoryBean, HttpInvokerProxyFactoryBean

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteAccessor
logger
 
Constructor Summary
RmiProxyFactoryBean()
           
 
Method Summary
 void afterPropertiesSet()
          Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).
 Object getObject()
          Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.
 Class getObjectType()
          Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance.
 boolean isSingleton()
          Is the bean managed by this factory a singleton or a prototype?
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiClientInterceptor
doInvoke, doInvoke, getStub, invoke, isConnectFailure, lookupStub, prepare, refreshAndRetry, setCacheStub, setLookupStubOnStartup, setRefreshStubOnConnectFailure
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationBasedAccessor
createRemoteInvocation, getRemoteInvocationFactory, recreateRemoteInvocationResult, setRemoteInvocationFactory
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.remoting.support.UrlBasedRemoteAccessor
getServiceUrl, setServiceUrl
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteAccessor
getServiceInterface, setServiceInterface
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RmiProxyFactoryBean

public RmiProxyFactoryBean()
Method Detail

afterPropertiesSet

public void afterPropertiesSet()
                        throws Exception
Description copied from interface: InitializingBean
Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).

This method allows the bean instance to perform initialization only possible when all bean properties have been set and to throw an exception in the event of misconfiguration.

Specified by:
afterPropertiesSet in interface InitializingBean
Overrides:
afterPropertiesSet in class RmiClientInterceptor
Throws:
Exception

getObject

public Object getObject()
Description copied from interface: FactoryBean
Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory. As with a BeanFactory, this allows support for both the Singleton and Prototype design pattern.

If this method returns null, the factory will consider the FactoryBean as not fully initialized and throw a corresponding FactoryBeanNotInitializedException.

Specified by:
getObject in interface FactoryBean
Returns:
an instance of the bean (should not be null; a null value will be considered as an indication of incomplete initialization)
See Also:
FactoryBeanNotInitializedException

getObjectType

public Class getObjectType()
Description copied from interface: FactoryBean
Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance. This allows to check for specific types of beans without instantiating objects, for example on autowiring.

For a singleton, this should try to avoid singleton creation as far as possible; it should rather estimate the type in advance. For prototypes, returning a meaningful type here is advisable too.

This method can be called before this FactoryBean has been fully initialized. It must not rely on state created during initialization; of course, it can still use such state if available.

NOTE: Autowiring will simply ignore FactoryBeans that return null here. Therefore it is highly recommended to implement this method properly, using the current state of the FactoryBean.

Specified by:
getObjectType in interface FactoryBean
Returns:
the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known at the time of the call
See Also:
ListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(java.lang.Class)

isSingleton

public boolean isSingleton()
Description copied from interface: FactoryBean
Is the bean managed by this factory a singleton or a prototype? That is, will getObject() always return the same object?

The singleton status of the FactoryBean itself will generally be provided by the owning BeanFactory; usually, it has to be defined as singleton there.

Specified by:
isSingleton in interface FactoryBean
Returns:
if this bean is a singleton


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