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017    package org.apache.geronimo.kernel.proxy;
018    
019    import org.apache.geronimo.gbean.AbstractName;
020    
021    /**
022     * Manages kernel proxies.  Note that all proxies will include an
023     * implementation of GeronimoManagedBean.
024     *
025     * @see org.apache.geronimo.kernel.proxy.GeronimoManagedBean
026     *
027     * @version $Rev: 706640 $ $Date: 2008-10-21 14:44:05 +0000 (Tue, 21 Oct 2008) $
028     */
029    public interface ProxyManager {
030    
031    
032        /**
033         * Creates a proxy factory for GBeans which will implement the specified types.  The proxy class will be created
034         * within the specified class loader.  All of the specified types must be visible from the class loader.
035         *
036         * @param types the type of the proxies this factory should create
037         * @param classLoader the class loader in which the proxy class will be registered
038         * @return the proxy factory
039         */
040        ProxyFactory createProxyFactory(Class[] types, ClassLoader classLoader);
041    
042        public Object createProxy(AbstractName target, ClassLoader loader);
043    
044        public Object createProxy(AbstractName target, Class type);
045    
046        /**
047         * Cleans up and resources associated with the proxy
048         * @param proxy the proxy to destroy
049         */
050        public void destroyProxy(Object proxy);
051    
052        /**
053         * Is the specified object a proxy
054         * @param object the object to determin if it is a proxy
055         * @return true if the object is a proxy
056         */
057        public boolean isProxy(Object object);
058    
059        /**
060         * Get the object name of the specified proxy
061         * TODO convert to abstractName
062         * @param proxy the proxy to get the target object name from
063         * @return the object name of the target
064         */
065        public AbstractName getProxyTarget(Object proxy);
066    }