001/*
002 * This library is part of OpenCms -
003 * the Open Source Content Management System
004 *
005 * Copyright (c) Alkacon Software GmbH & Co. KG (http://www.alkacon.com)
006 *
007 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
008 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
009 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
010 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
011 *
012 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
015 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
016 *
017 * For further information about Alkacon Software, please see the
018 * company website: http://www.alkacon.com
019 *
020 * For further information about OpenCms, please see the
021 * project website: http://www.opencms.org
022 *
023 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
024 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
025 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
026 */
027
028package org.opencms.rmi;
029
030import java.rmi.Remote;
031import java.rmi.RemoteException;
032
033/**
034 * Used to create new instances of I_CmsRemoteShell.<p>
035 */
036public interface I_CmsRemoteShellProvider extends Remote {
037
038    /**
039     * Creates a new shell instance with the given additional commands class.<p>
040     *
041     * @param additionalCommandsName the name of the additional commands class
042     * @return the new shell instance
043     *
044     * @throws RemoteException if RMI stuff goes wrong
045     */
046    I_CmsRemoteShell createShell(String additionalCommandsName) throws RemoteException;
047
048}