public class

RmiServiceExporter

extends RmiBasedExporter
implements DisposableBean InitializingBean
java.lang.Object
   ↳ org.springframework.remoting.support.RemotingSupport
     ↳ org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteExporter
       ↳ org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationBasedExporter
         ↳ org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiBasedExporter
           ↳ org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiServiceExporter

Class Overview

RMI exporter that exposes the specified service as RMI object with the specified name. Such services can be accessed via plain RMI or via RmiProxyFactoryBean. Also supports exposing any non-RMI service via RMI invokers, to be accessed via RmiClientInterceptor / RmiProxyFactoryBean's automatic detection of such invokers.

With an RMI invoker, RMI communication works on the RmiInvocationHandler level, needing only one stub for any service. Service interfaces do not have to extend java.rmi.Remote or throw java.rmi.RemoteException on all methods, but in and out parameters have to be serializable.

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.

Note: RMI makes a best-effort attempt to obtain the fully qualified host name. If one cannot be determined, it will fall back and use the IP address. Depending on your network configuration, in some cases it will resolve the IP to the loopback address. To ensure that RMI will use the host name bound to the correct network interface, you should pass the java.rmi.server.hostname property to the JVM that will export the registry and/or the service using the "-D" JVM argument. For example: -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=myserver.com

Summary

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Inherited Fields
From class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemotingSupport
Public Constructors
RmiServiceExporter()
Public Methods
void afterPropertiesSet()
Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).
void destroy()
Unbind the RMI service from the registry on bean factory shutdown.
void prepare()
Initialize this service exporter, registering the service as RMI object.
void setAlwaysCreateRegistry(boolean alwaysCreateRegistry)
Set whether to always create the registry in-process, not attempting to locate an existing registry at the specified port.
void setClientSocketFactory(RMIClientSocketFactory clientSocketFactory)
Set a custom RMI client socket factory to use for exporting the service.
void setRegistry(Registry registry)
Specify the RMI registry to register the exported service with.
void setRegistryClientSocketFactory(RMIClientSocketFactory registryClientSocketFactory)
Set a custom RMI client socket factory to use for the RMI registry.
void setRegistryHost(String registryHost)
Set the host of the registry for the exported RMI service, i.e.
void setRegistryPort(int registryPort)
Set the port of the registry for the exported RMI service, i.e.
void setRegistryServerSocketFactory(RMIServerSocketFactory registryServerSocketFactory)
Set a custom RMI server socket factory to use for the RMI registry.
void setReplaceExistingBinding(boolean replaceExistingBinding)
Set whether to replace an existing binding in the RMI registry, that is, whether to simply override an existing binding with the specified service in case of a naming conflict in the registry.
void setServerSocketFactory(RMIServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory)
Set a custom RMI server socket factory to use for exporting the service.
void setServiceName(String serviceName)
Set the name of the exported RMI service, i.e.
void setServicePort(int servicePort)
Set the port that the exported RMI service will use.
Protected Methods
Registry getRegistry(String registryHost, int registryPort, RMIClientSocketFactory clientSocketFactory, RMIServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory)
Locate or create the RMI registry for this exporter.
Registry getRegistry(int registryPort)
Locate or create the RMI registry for this exporter.
Registry getRegistry(int registryPort, RMIClientSocketFactory clientSocketFactory, RMIServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory)
Locate or create the RMI registry for this exporter.
void testRegistry(Registry registry)
Test the given RMI registry, calling some operation on it to check whether it is still active.
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Inherited Methods
From class org.springframework.remoting.rmi.RmiBasedExporter
From class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteInvocationBasedExporter
From class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemoteExporter
From class org.springframework.remoting.support.RemotingSupport
From class java.lang.Object
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean
From interface org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

Public Constructors

public RmiServiceExporter ()

Public Methods

public void afterPropertiesSet ()

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.

public void destroy ()

Unbind the RMI service from the registry on bean factory shutdown.

public void prepare ()

Initialize this service exporter, registering the service as RMI object.

Creates an RMI registry on the specified port if none exists.

Throws
RemoteException if service registration failed

public void setAlwaysCreateRegistry (boolean alwaysCreateRegistry)

Set whether to always create the registry in-process, not attempting to locate an existing registry at the specified port.

Default is "false". Switch this flag to "true" in order to avoid the overhead of locating an existing registry when you always intend to create a new registry in any case.

public void setClientSocketFactory (RMIClientSocketFactory clientSocketFactory)

Set a custom RMI client socket factory to use for exporting the service.

If the given object also implements java.rmi.server.RMIServerSocketFactory, it will automatically be registered as server socket factory too.

public void setRegistry (Registry registry)

Specify the RMI registry to register the exported service with. Typically used in combination with RmiRegistryFactoryBean.

Alternatively, you can specify all registry properties locally. This exporter will then try to locate the specified registry, automatically creating a new local one if appropriate.

Default is a local registry at the default port (1099), created on the fly if necessary.

public void setRegistryClientSocketFactory (RMIClientSocketFactory registryClientSocketFactory)

Set a custom RMI client socket factory to use for the RMI registry.

If the given object also implements java.rmi.server.RMIServerSocketFactory, it will automatically be registered as server socket factory too.

public void setRegistryHost (String registryHost)

Set the host of the registry for the exported RMI service, i.e. rmi://HOST:port/name

Default is localhost.

public void setRegistryPort (int registryPort)

Set the port of the registry for the exported RMI service, i.e. rmi://host:PORT/name

Default is Registry.REGISTRY_PORT (1099).

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public void setRegistryServerSocketFactory (RMIServerSocketFactory registryServerSocketFactory)

Set a custom RMI server socket factory to use for the RMI registry.

Only needs to be specified when the client socket factory does not implement java.rmi.server.RMIServerSocketFactory already.

public void setReplaceExistingBinding (boolean replaceExistingBinding)

Set whether to replace an existing binding in the RMI registry, that is, whether to simply override an existing binding with the specified service in case of a naming conflict in the registry.

Default is "true", assuming that an existing binding for this exporter's service name is an accidental leftover from a previous execution. Switch this to "false" to make the exporter fail in such a scenario, indicating that there was already an RMI object bound.

public void setServerSocketFactory (RMIServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory)

Set a custom RMI server socket factory to use for exporting the service.

Only needs to be specified when the client socket factory does not implement java.rmi.server.RMIServerSocketFactory already.

public void setServiceName (String serviceName)

Set the name of the exported RMI service, i.e. rmi://host:port/NAME

public void setServicePort (int servicePort)

Set the port that the exported RMI service will use.

Default is 0 (anonymous port).

Protected Methods

protected Registry getRegistry (String registryHost, int registryPort, RMIClientSocketFactory clientSocketFactory, RMIServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory)

Locate or create the RMI registry for this exporter.

Parameters
registryHost the registry host to use (if this is specified, no implicit creation of a RMI registry will happen)
registryPort the registry port to use
clientSocketFactory the RMI client socket factory for the registry (if any)
serverSocketFactory the RMI server socket factory for the registry (if any)
Returns
  • the RMI registry
Throws
RemoteException if the registry couldn't be located or created

protected Registry getRegistry (int registryPort)

Locate or create the RMI registry for this exporter.

Parameters
registryPort the registry port to use
Returns
  • the RMI registry
Throws
RemoteException if the registry couldn't be located or created

protected Registry getRegistry (int registryPort, RMIClientSocketFactory clientSocketFactory, RMIServerSocketFactory serverSocketFactory)

Locate or create the RMI registry for this exporter.

Parameters
registryPort the registry port to use
clientSocketFactory the RMI client socket factory for the registry (if any)
serverSocketFactory the RMI server socket factory for the registry (if any)
Returns
  • the RMI registry
Throws
RemoteException if the registry couldn't be located or created

protected void testRegistry (Registry registry)

Test the given RMI registry, calling some operation on it to check whether it is still active.

Default implementation calls Registry.list().

Parameters
registry the RMI registry to test
Throws
RemoteException if thrown by registry methods
See Also