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/* MBeanServerConnection.java -- Represents a connection to a management server.
   Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
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package javax.management;
 
import java.io.IOException;
 
import java.util.Set;
 
/**
 * This interface represents a communication mechanism which may
 * be used to access an MBean server, whether this be local or
 * remote.  The {@link MBeanServer} interface extends this with
 * additional methods that apply only to local servers.
 *
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface MBeanServerConnection
{
 
  /**
   * Registers the supplied listener with the specified management
   * bean.  Notifications emitted by the management bean are forwarded
   * to the listener via the server, which will convert any MBean
   * references in the source to portable {@link ObjectName}
   * instances.  The notification is otherwise unchanged.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean with which the listener
   *             should be registered.
   * @param listener the listener which will handle notifications from
   *                 the bean.
   * @param filter the filter to apply to incoming notifications, or
   *               <code>null</code> if no filtering should be applied.
   * @param passback an object to be passed to the listener when a
   *                 notification is emitted.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the name of the management bean
   *                                   could not be resolved.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener)
   * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener,
   *                                  NotificationFilter, Object)
   * @see NotificationBroadcaster#addNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
   *                                                      NotificationFilter,
   *                                                      Object)
   */
  void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name, NotificationListener listener,
                               NotificationFilter filter, Object passback)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Registers the supplied listener with the specified management
   * bean.  Notifications emitted by the management bean are forwarded
   * to the listener via the server, which will convert any MBean
   * references in the source to portable {@link ObjectName}
   * instances.  The notification is otherwise unchanged.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * The listener that receives notifications will be the one that is
   * registered with the given name at the time this method is called.
   * Even if it later unregisters and ceases to use that name, it will
   * still receive notifications.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean with which the listener
   *             should be registered.
   * @param listener the name of the listener which will handle
   *                 notifications from the bean.
   * @param filter the filter to apply to incoming notifications, or
   *               <code>null</code> if no filtering should be applied.
   * @param passback an object to be passed to the listener when a
   *                 notification is emitted.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the name of the management bean
   *                                   could not be resolved.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if the bean associated with the given
   *                                    object name is not a
   *                                    {@link NotificationListener}.  This
   *                                    exception wraps an
   *                                    {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener)
   * @see #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener,
   *                                  NotificationFilter, Object)
   * @see NotificationBroadcaster#addNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
   *                                                      NotificationFilter,
   *                                                      Object)
   */
  void addNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener,
                               NotificationFilter filter, Object passback)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, RuntimeOperationsException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Instantiates a new instance of the specified management bean
   * using the default constructor and registers it with the server
   * under the supplied name.  The class is loaded using the
   * {@link javax.management.loading.ClassLoaderRepository default
   * loader repository} of the server.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
   * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
   * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
   * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * This method is equivalent to calling {@link
   * #createMBean(String, ObjectName, Object[], String[])
   * <code>createMBean(className, name, (Object[]) null,
   * (String[]) null)</code>} with <code>null</code> parameters
   * and signature.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
   *                  an instance should be created.
   * @param name the name to register the new bean with.
   * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
   *         and Java class name of the created instance.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
   *                             an instance of the bean.
   * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
   *                                        already exists.
   * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
   *                                    calling the preRegister
   *                                    method.
   * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
   * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
   *                                    compliant with the JMX specification.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> class name or object
   *                                    name or if the object name is a pattern.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #createMBean(String, ObjectName, Object[], String[])
   */
  ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name)
    throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
           MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
           NotCompliantMBeanException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Instantiates a new instance of the specified management bean
   * using the given constructor and registers it with the server
   * under the supplied name.  The class is loaded using the
   * {@link javax.management.loading.ClassLoaderRepository default
   * loader repository} of the server.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
   * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
   * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
   * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
   *                  an instance should be created.
   * @param name the name to register the new bean with.
   * @param params the parameters for the bean's constructor.
   * @param sig the signature of the constructor to use.
   * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
   *         and Java class name of the created instance.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
   *                             an instance of the bean.
   * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
   *                                        already exists.
   * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
   *                                    calling the preRegister
   *                                    method.
   * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
   * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
   *                                    compliant with the JMX specification.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> class name or object
   *                                    name or if the object name is a pattern.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
                             Object[] params, String[] sig)
    throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
           MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
           NotCompliantMBeanException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Instantiates a new instance of the specified management bean
   * using the default constructor and registers it with the server
   * under the supplied name.  The class is loaded using the
   * given class loader.  If this argument is <code>null</code>,
   * then the same class loader as was used to load the server
   * is used.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
   * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
   * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
   * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * This method is equivalent to calling {@link
   * #createMBean(String, ObjectName, ObjectName, Object[], String)
   * <code>createMBean(className, name, loaderName, (Object[]) null,
   * (String) null)</code>} with <code>null</code> parameters
   * and signature.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
   *                  an instance should be created.
   * @param name the name to register the new bean with.
   * @param loaderName the name of the class loader.
   * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
   *         and Java class name of the created instance.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
   *                             an instance of the bean.
   * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
   *                                        already exists.
   * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
   *                                    calling the preRegister
   *                                    method.
   * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
   * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
   *                                    compliant with the JMX specification.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the specified class loader is not
   *                                   registered with the server.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> class name or object
   *                                    name or if the object name is a pattern.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #createMBean(String, ObjectName, ObjectName, Object[], String[])
   */
  ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
                             ObjectName loaderName)
    throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
           MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
           NotCompliantMBeanException, InstanceNotFoundException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Instantiates a new instance of the specified management bean
   * using the given constructor and registers it with the server
   * under the supplied name.  The class is loaded using the
   * given class loader.  If this argument is <code>null</code>,
   * then the same class loader as was used to load the server
   * is used.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * If the name supplied is <code>null</code>, then the bean is
   * expected to implement the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
   * The {@link MBeanRegistration#preRegister preRegister} method
   * of this interface will be used to obtain the name in this case.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param className the class of the management bean, of which
   *                  an instance should be created.
   * @param name the name to register the new bean with.
   * @param loaderName the name of the class loader.
   * @param params the parameters for the bean's constructor.
   * @param sig the signature of the constructor to use.
   * @return an {@link ObjectInstance} containing the {@link ObjectName}
   *         and Java class name of the created instance.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs in creating
   *                             an instance of the bean.
   * @throws InstanceAlreadyExistsException if a matching instance
   *                                        already exists.
   * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
   *                                    calling the preRegister
   *                                    method.
   * @throws MBeanException if the bean's constructor throws an exception.
   * @throws NotCompliantMBeanException if the created bean is not
   *                                    compliant with the JMX specification.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the specified class loader is not
   *                                   registered with the server.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> class name or object
   *                                    name or if the object name is a pattern.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  ObjectInstance createMBean(String className, ObjectName name,
                             ObjectName loaderName, Object[] params,
                             String[] sig)
    throws ReflectionException, InstanceAlreadyExistsException,
           MBeanRegistrationException, MBeanException,
           NotCompliantMBeanException, InstanceNotFoundException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns the value of the supplied attribute from the specified
   * management bean.
   *
   * @param bean the bean to retrieve the value from.
   * @param name the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   * @return the value of the attribute.
   * @throws AttributeNotFoundException if the attribute could not be
   *                                    accessed from the bean.
   * @throws MBeanException if the management bean's accessor throws
   *                        an exception.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception was thrown in trying
   *                             to invoke the bean's accessor.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> bean or attribute
   *                                    name.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see DynamicMBean#getAttribute(String)
   */
  Object getAttribute(ObjectName bean, String name)
    throws MBeanException, AttributeNotFoundException,
           InstanceNotFoundException, ReflectionException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns the values of the named attributes from the specified
   * management bean.
   *
   * @param bean the bean to retrieve the value from.
   * @param names the names of the attributes to retrieve.
   * @return the values of the attributes.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception was thrown in trying
   *                             to invoke the bean's accessor.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> bean or attribute
   *                                    name.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see DynamicMBean#getAttributes(String[])
   */
  AttributeList getAttributes(ObjectName bean, String[] names)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, ReflectionException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns the default domain this server applies to beans that have
   * no specified domain.
   *
   * @return the default domain.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  String getDefaultDomain()
    throws IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns an array containing all the domains used by beans registered
   * with this server.  The ordering of the array is undefined.
   *
   * @return the list of domains.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see ObjectName#getDomain()
   */
  String[] getDomains()
    throws IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns the number of management beans registered with this server.
   *
   * @return the number of registered beans.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  Integer getMBeanCount()
    throws IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns information on the given management bean.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean.
   * @return an instance of {@link MBeanInfo} for the bean.
   * @throws IntrospectionException if an exception occurs in examining
   *                                the bean.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurs when trying
   *                             to invoke {@link DynamicMBean#getMBeanInfo()}
   *                             on the bean.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see DynamicMBean#getMBeanInfo()
   */
  MBeanInfo getMBeanInfo(ObjectName name)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, IntrospectionException,
           ReflectionException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns the {@link ObjectInstance} created for the specified
   * management bean on registration.
   *
   * @param name the name of the bean.
   * @return the corresponding {@link ObjectInstance} instance.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #createMBean(String, ObjectName)
   */
  ObjectInstance getObjectInstance(ObjectName name)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * Invokes the supplied operation on the specified management
   * bean.  The class objects specified in the signature are loaded
   * using the same class loader as was used for the management bean.
   *
   * @param bean the management bean whose operation should be invoked.
   * @param name the name of the operation to invoke.
   * @param params the parameters of the operation.
   * @param sig the signature of the operation.
   * @return the return value of the method.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws MBeanException if the method invoked throws an exception.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception is thrown in invoking the
   *                             method.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see DynamicMBean#invoke(String, Object[], String[])
   */
  Object invoke(ObjectName bean, String name, Object[] params, String[] sig)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanException,
           ReflectionException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Returns true if the specified management bean is an instance
   * of the supplied class.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * A bean, B, is an instance of a class, C, if either of the following
   * conditions holds:
   * </p>
   * <ul>
   * <li>The class name in B's {@link MBeanInfo} is equal to the supplied
   * name.</li>
   * <li>Both the class of B and C were loaded by the same class loader,
   * and B is assignable to C.</li>
   * </ul>
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean.
   * @param className the name of the class to test if <code>name</code> is
   *                  an instance of.
   * @return true if either B is directly an instance of the named class,
   *         or B is assignable to the class, given that both it and B's
   *         current class were loaded using the same class loader.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  boolean isInstanceOf(ObjectName name, String className)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * Returns true if the specified management bean is registered with
   * the server.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean.
   * @return true if the bean is registered.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> bean name.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  boolean isRegistered(ObjectName name)
    throws IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Returns a set of {@link ObjectInstance}s matching the specified
   * criteria.  The full set of beans registered with the server
   * are passed through two filters:
   * </p>
   * <ol>
   * <li>Pattern matching is performed using the supplied
   * {@link ObjectName}.</li>
   * <li>The supplied query expression is applied.</li>
   * </ol>
   * <p>
   * If both the object name and the query expression are <code>null</code>,
   * or the object name has no domain and no key properties,
   * no filtering will be performed and all beans are returned.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param name an {@link ObjectName} to use as a filter.
   * @param query a query expression to apply to each of the beans that match
   *              the given object name.
   * @return a set of {@link ObjectInstance}s matching the filtered beans.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  Set<ObjectInstance> queryMBeans(ObjectName name, QueryExp query)
    throws IOException;
 
  /**
   * <p>
   * Returns a set of {@link ObjectName}s matching the specified
   * criteria.  The full set of beans registered with the server
   * are passed through two filters:
   * </p>
   * <ol>
   * <li>Pattern matching is performed using the supplied
   * {@link ObjectName}.</li>
   * <li>The supplied query expression is applied.</li>
   * </ol>
   * <p>
   * If both the object name and the query expression are <code>null</code>,
   * or the object name has no domain and no key properties,
   * no filtering will be performed and all beans are returned.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param name an {@link ObjectName} to use as a filter.
   * @param query a query expression to apply to each of the beans that match
   *              the given object name.
   * @return a set of {@link ObjectName}s matching the filtered beans.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  Set<ObjectName> queryNames(ObjectName name, QueryExp query)
    throws IOException;
 
  /**
   * Removes the specified listener from the list of recipients
   * of notifications from the supplied bean.  This includes all
   * combinations of filters and passback objects registered for
   * this listener.  For more specific removal of listeners, see
   * {@link #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
   * NotificationListener,NotificationFilter,Object)}
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
   *             listener should be removed.
   * @param listener the listener to remove.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
   *                                   is not registered with the bean.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter,
   *                               java.lang.Object)
   * @see NotificationBroadcaster#removeNotificationListener(NotificationListener)
   */
  void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                  NotificationListener listener)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Removes the specified listener from the list of recipients
   * of notifications from the supplied bean.  Only the first instance with
   * the supplied filter and passback object is removed.
   * <code>null</code> is used as a valid value for these parameters,
   * rather than as a way to remove all registration instances for
   * the specified listener; for this behaviour instead, see
   * {@link #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener)}.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
   *             listener should be removed.
   * @param listener the listener to remove.
   * @param filter the filter of the listener to remove.
   * @param passback the passback object of the listener to remove.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
   *                                   is not registered with the bean.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener,
   *                               NotificationFilter, Object)
   * @see NotificationEmitter#removeNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
   *                                                     NotificationFilter,
   *                                                     Object)
   */
  void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                  NotificationListener listener,
                                  NotificationFilter filter,
                                  Object passback)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Removes the specified listener from the list of recipients
   * of notifications from the supplied bean.  This includes all
   * combinations of filters and passback objects registered for
   * this listener.  For more specific removal of listeners, see
   * {@link #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName,
   * ObjectName,NotificationFilter,Object)}
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
   *             listener should be removed.
   * @param listener the name of the listener to remove.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if a name doesn't match a registered
   *                                   bean.
   * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
   *                                   is not registered with the bean.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter,
   *                               java.lang.Object)
   * @see NotificationBroadcaster#removeNotificationListener(NotificationListener)
   */
  void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name, ObjectName listener)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Removes the specified listener from the list of recipients
   * of notifications from the supplied bean.  Only the first instance with
   * the supplied filter and passback object is removed.
   * <code>null</code> is used as a valid value for these parameters,
   * rather than as a way to remove all registration instances for
   * the specified listener; for this behaviour instead, see
   * {@link #removeNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName)}.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean from which the
   *             listener should be removed.
   * @param listener the name of the listener to remove.
   * @param filter the filter of the listener to remove.
   * @param passback the passback object of the listener to remove.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if a name doesn't match a registered
   *                                   bean.
   * @throws ListenerNotFoundException if the specified listener
   *                                   is not registered with the bean.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener,
   *                               NotificationFilter, Object)
   * @see NotificationEmitter#removeNotificationListener(NotificationListener,
   *                                                     NotificationFilter,
   *                                                     Object)
   */
  void removeNotificationListener(ObjectName name,
                                  ObjectName listener,
                                  NotificationFilter filter,
                                  Object passback)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, ListenerNotFoundException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Sets the value of the specified attribute of the supplied
   * management bean.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean.
   * @param attribute the attribute to set.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws AttributeNotFoundException if the attribute does not
   *                                    correspond to an attribute
   *                                    of the bean.
   * @throws InvalidAttributeValueException if the value is invalid
   *                                        for this particular
   *                                        attribute of the bean.
   * @throws MBeanException if setting the attribute causes
   *                        the bean to throw an exception (which
   *                        becomes the cause of this exception).
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurred in trying
   *                             to use the reflection interface
   *                             to lookup the attribute.  The
   *                             thrown exception is the cause of
   *                             this exception.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> bean or attribute
   *                                    name.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #getAttribute(ObjectName, String)
   * @see DynamicMBean#setAttribute(Attribute)
   */
  void setAttribute(ObjectName name, Attribute attribute)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, AttributeNotFoundException,
           InvalidAttributeValueException, MBeanException,
           ReflectionException, IOException;
 
  /**
   * Sets the value of each of the specified attributes
   * of the supplied management bean to that specified by
   * the {@link Attribute} object.  The returned list contains
   * the attributes that were set and their new values.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean.
   * @param attributes the attributes to set.
   * @return a list of the changed attributes.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws ReflectionException if an exception occurred in trying
   *                             to use the reflection interface
   *                             to lookup the attribute.  The
   *                             thrown exception is the cause of
   *                             this exception.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> bean or attribute
   *                                    list.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   * @see #getAttributes(ObjectName, String[])
   * @see DynamicMBean#setAttributes(AttributeList)
   */
  AttributeList setAttributes(ObjectName name, AttributeList attributes)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, ReflectionException,
           IOException;
 
  /**
   * Unregisters the specified management bean.  Following this operation,
   * the bean instance is no longer accessible from the server via this
   * name.  Prior to unregistering the bean, the
   * {@link MBeanRegistration#preDeregister()} method will be called if
   * the bean implements the {@link MBeanRegistration} interface.
   *
   * @param name the name of the management bean.
   * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if the bean can not be found.
   * @throws MBeanRegistrationException if an exception occurs in
   *                                    calling the preDeregister
   *                                    method.
   * @throws RuntimeOperationsException if an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
   *                                    is thrown by the server due to a
   *                                    <code>null</code> bean name or a
   *                                    request being made to unregister the
   *                                    {@link MBeanServerDelegate} bean.
   * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurred in communicating with
   *                     the bean server.
   */
  void unregisterMBean(ObjectName name)
    throws InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanRegistrationException,
           IOException;
 
}