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package java.rmi;

import java.rmi.registry.*;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;

The Naming class provides methods for storing and obtaining references to remote objects in a remote object registry. Each method of the Naming class takes as one of its arguments a name that is a java.lang.String in URL format (without the scheme component) of the form:
   //host:port/name

where host is the host (remote or local) where the registry is located, port is the port number on which the registry accepts calls, and where name is a simple string uninterpreted by the registry. Both host and port are optional. If host is omitted, the host defaults to the local host. If port is omitted, then the port defaults to 1099, the "well-known" port that RMI's registry, rmiregistry, uses.

Binding a name for a remote object is associating or registering a name for a remote object that can be used at a later time to look up that remote object. A remote object can be associated with a name using the Naming class's bind or rebind methods.

Once a remote object is registered (bound) with the RMI registry on the local host, callers on a remote (or local) host can lookup the remote object by name, obtain its reference, and then invoke remote methods on the object. A registry may be shared by all servers running on a host or an individual server process may create and use its own registry if desired (see java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry.createRegistry method for details).

Author: Ann Wollrath, Roger Riggs
See Also:
Since: JDK1.1
/** * The <code>Naming</code> class provides methods for storing and obtaining * references to remote objects in a remote object registry. Each method of * the <code>Naming</code> class takes as one of its arguments a name that * is a <code>java.lang.String</code> in URL format (without the * scheme component) of the form: * * <PRE> * //host:port/name * </PRE> * * <P>where <code>host</code> is the host (remote or local) where the registry * is located, <code>port</code> is the port number on which the registry * accepts calls, and where <code>name</code> is a simple string uninterpreted * by the registry. Both <code>host</code> and <code>port</code> are optional. * If <code>host</code> is omitted, the host defaults to the local host. If * <code>port</code> is omitted, then the port defaults to 1099, the * "well-known" port that RMI's registry, <code>rmiregistry</code>, uses. * * <P><em>Binding</em> a name for a remote object is associating or * registering a name for a remote object that can be used at a later time to * look up that remote object. A remote object can be associated with a name * using the <code>Naming</code> class's <code>bind</code> or * <code>rebind</code> methods. * * <P>Once a remote object is registered (bound) with the RMI registry on the * local host, callers on a remote (or local) host can lookup the remote * object by name, obtain its reference, and then invoke remote methods on the * object. A registry may be shared by all servers running on a host or an * individual server process may create and use its own registry if desired * (see <code>java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry.createRegistry</code> method * for details). * * @author Ann Wollrath * @author Roger Riggs * @since JDK1.1 * @see java.rmi.registry.Registry * @see java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry * @see java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry#createRegistry(int) */
public final class Naming {
Disallow anyone from creating one of these
/** * Disallow anyone from creating one of these */
private Naming() {}
Returns a reference, a stub, for the remote object associated with the specified name.
Params:
  • name – a name in URL format (without the scheme component)
Throws:
Returns:a reference for a remote object
Since:JDK1.1
/** * Returns a reference, a stub, for the remote object associated * with the specified <code>name</code>. * * @param name a name in URL format (without the scheme component) * @return a reference for a remote object * @exception NotBoundException if name is not currently bound * @exception RemoteException if registry could not be contacted * @exception AccessException if this operation is not permitted * @exception MalformedURLException if the name is not an appropriately * formatted URL * @since JDK1.1 */
public static Remote lookup(String name) throws NotBoundException, java.net.MalformedURLException, RemoteException { ParsedNamingURL parsed = parseURL(name); Registry registry = getRegistry(parsed); if (parsed.name == null) return registry; return registry.lookup(parsed.name); }
Binds the specified name to a remote object.
Params:
  • name – a name in URL format (without the scheme component)
  • obj – a reference for the remote object (usually a stub)
Throws:
Since:JDK1.1
/** * Binds the specified <code>name</code> to a remote object. * * @param name a name in URL format (without the scheme component) * @param obj a reference for the remote object (usually a stub) * @exception AlreadyBoundException if name is already bound * @exception MalformedURLException if the name is not an appropriately * formatted URL * @exception RemoteException if registry could not be contacted * @exception AccessException if this operation is not permitted (if * originating from a non-local host, for example) * @since JDK1.1 */
public static void bind(String name, Remote obj) throws AlreadyBoundException, java.net.MalformedURLException, RemoteException { ParsedNamingURL parsed = parseURL(name); Registry registry = getRegistry(parsed); if (obj == null) throw new NullPointerException("cannot bind to null"); registry.bind(parsed.name, obj); }
Destroys the binding for the specified name that is associated with a remote object.
Params:
  • name – a name in URL format (without the scheme component)
Throws:
Since:JDK1.1
/** * Destroys the binding for the specified name that is associated * with a remote object. * * @param name a name in URL format (without the scheme component) * @exception NotBoundException if name is not currently bound * @exception MalformedURLException if the name is not an appropriately * formatted URL * @exception RemoteException if registry could not be contacted * @exception AccessException if this operation is not permitted (if * originating from a non-local host, for example) * @since JDK1.1 */
public static void unbind(String name) throws RemoteException, NotBoundException, java.net.MalformedURLException { ParsedNamingURL parsed = parseURL(name); Registry registry = getRegistry(parsed); registry.unbind(parsed.name); }
Rebinds the specified name to a new remote object. Any existing binding for the name is replaced.
Params:
  • name – a name in URL format (without the scheme component)
  • obj – new remote object to associate with the name
Throws:
Since:JDK1.1
/** * Rebinds the specified name to a new remote object. Any existing * binding for the name is replaced. * * @param name a name in URL format (without the scheme component) * @param obj new remote object to associate with the name * @exception MalformedURLException if the name is not an appropriately * formatted URL * @exception RemoteException if registry could not be contacted * @exception AccessException if this operation is not permitted (if * originating from a non-local host, for example) * @since JDK1.1 */
public static void rebind(String name, Remote obj) throws RemoteException, java.net.MalformedURLException { ParsedNamingURL parsed = parseURL(name); Registry registry = getRegistry(parsed); if (obj == null) throw new NullPointerException("cannot bind to null"); registry.rebind(parsed.name, obj); }
Returns an array of the names bound in the registry. The names are URL-formatted (without the scheme component) strings. The array contains a snapshot of the names present in the registry at the time of the call.
Params:
  • name – a registry name in URL format (without the scheme component)
Throws:
Returns: an array of names (in the appropriate format) bound in the registry
Since:JDK1.1
/** * Returns an array of the names bound in the registry. The names are * URL-formatted (without the scheme component) strings. The array contains * a snapshot of the names present in the registry at the time of the * call. * * @param name a registry name in URL format (without the scheme * component) * @return an array of names (in the appropriate format) bound * in the registry * @exception MalformedURLException if the name is not an appropriately * formatted URL * @exception RemoteException if registry could not be contacted. * @since JDK1.1 */
public static String[] list(String name) throws RemoteException, java.net.MalformedURLException { ParsedNamingURL parsed = parseURL(name); Registry registry = getRegistry(parsed); String prefix = ""; if (parsed.port > 0 || !parsed.host.equals("")) prefix += "//" + parsed.host; if (parsed.port > 0) prefix += ":" + parsed.port; prefix += "/"; String[] names = registry.list(); for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) { names[i] = prefix + names[i]; } return names; }
Returns a registry reference obtained from information in the URL.
/** * Returns a registry reference obtained from information in the URL. */
private static Registry getRegistry(ParsedNamingURL parsed) throws RemoteException { return LocateRegistry.getRegistry(parsed.host, parsed.port); }
Dissect Naming URL strings to obtain referenced host, port and object name.
Throws:
Returns:an object which contains each of the above components.
/** * Dissect Naming URL strings to obtain referenced host, port and * object name. * * @return an object which contains each of the above * components. * * @exception MalformedURLException if given url string is malformed */
private static ParsedNamingURL parseURL(String str) throws MalformedURLException { try { return intParseURL(str); } catch (URISyntaxException ex) { /* With RFC 3986 URI handling, 'rmi://:<port>' and * '//:<port>' forms will result in a URI syntax exception * Convert the authority to a localhost:<port> form */ MalformedURLException mue = new MalformedURLException( "invalid URL String: " + str); mue.initCause(ex); int indexSchemeEnd = str.indexOf(':'); int indexAuthorityBegin = str.indexOf("//:"); if (indexAuthorityBegin < 0) { throw mue; } if ((indexAuthorityBegin == 0) || ((indexSchemeEnd > 0) && (indexAuthorityBegin == indexSchemeEnd + 1))) { int indexHostBegin = indexAuthorityBegin + 2; String newStr = str.substring(0, indexHostBegin) + "localhost" + str.substring(indexHostBegin); try { return intParseURL(newStr); } catch (URISyntaxException inte) { throw mue; } catch (MalformedURLException inte) { throw inte; } } throw mue; } } private static ParsedNamingURL intParseURL(String str) throws MalformedURLException, URISyntaxException { URI uri = new URI(str); if (uri.isOpaque()) { throw new MalformedURLException( "not a hierarchical URL: " + str); } if (uri.getFragment() != null) { throw new MalformedURLException( "invalid character, '#', in URL name: " + str); } else if (uri.getQuery() != null) { throw new MalformedURLException( "invalid character, '?', in URL name: " + str); } else if (uri.getUserInfo() != null) { throw new MalformedURLException( "invalid character, '@', in URL host: " + str); } String scheme = uri.getScheme(); if (scheme != null && !scheme.equals("rmi")) { throw new MalformedURLException("invalid URL scheme: " + str); } String name = uri.getPath(); if (name != null) { if (name.startsWith("/")) { name = name.substring(1); } if (name.length() == 0) { name = null; } } String host = uri.getHost(); if (host == null) { host = ""; try { /* * With 2396 URI handling, forms such as 'rmi://host:bar' * or 'rmi://:<port>' are parsed into a registry based * authority. We only want to allow server based naming * authorities. */ uri.parseServerAuthority(); } catch (URISyntaxException use) { // Check if the authority is of form ':<port>' String authority = uri.getAuthority(); if (authority != null && authority.startsWith(":")) { // Convert the authority to 'localhost:<port>' form authority = "localhost" + authority; try { uri = new URI(null, authority, null, null, null); // Make sure it now parses to a valid server based // naming authority uri.parseServerAuthority(); } catch (URISyntaxException use2) { throw new MalformedURLException("invalid authority: " + str); } } else { throw new MalformedURLException("invalid authority: " + str); } } } int port = uri.getPort(); if (port == -1) { port = Registry.REGISTRY_PORT; } return new ParsedNamingURL(host, port, name); }
Simple class to enable multiple URL return values.
/** * Simple class to enable multiple URL return values. */
private static class ParsedNamingURL { String host; int port; String name; ParsedNamingURL(String host, int port, String name) { this.host = host; this.port = port; this.name = name; } } }