001/* MBeanServerDelegateMBean.java -- The interface of a management server delegate.
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037
038package javax.management;
039
040/**
041 * Defines the interface for the delegate bean associated
042 * with a management server.  The delegate bean is responsible
043 * for providing metadata about the server and handling the
044 * registration and deregistration notifications.
045 *
046 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
047 * @since 1.5
048 */
049public interface MBeanServerDelegateMBean
050{
051
052  /**
053   * Returns the name of this Java Management eXtensions (JMX) implementation.
054   *
055   * @return the implementation name.
056   */
057  String getImplementationName();
058
059  /**
060   * Returns the vendor of this Java Management eXtensions (JMX) implementation.
061   *
062   * @return the implementation vendor.
063   */
064  String getImplementationVendor();
065
066  /**
067   * Returns the version of this Java Management eXtensions (JMX) implementation.
068   *
069   * @return the implementation version.
070   */
071  String getImplementationVersion();
072
073  /**
074   * Returns the unique identifier for this management server.
075   *
076   * @return the unique id of the server.
077   */
078  String getMBeanServerId();
079
080  /**
081   * Returns the name of this Java Management eXtensions (JMX) specification.
082   *
083   * @return the specification name.
084   */
085  String getSpecificationName();
086
087  /**
088   * Returns the vendor of this Java Management eXtensions (JMX) specification.
089   *
090   * @return the specification vendor.
091   */
092  String getSpecificationVendor();
093
094  /**
095   * Returns the version of this Java Management eXtensions (JMX) specification.
096   *
097   * @return the specification version.
098   */
099  String getSpecificationVersion();
100
101}