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package sun.rmi.server;

import java.rmi.activation.ActivationGroupDesc;
import java.rmi.activation.ActivationGroupID;
import java.rmi.activation.ActivationGroup;

This is the bootstrap code to start a VM executing an activation group. The activator spawns (as a child process) an activation group as needed and directs activation requests to the appropriate activation group. After spawning the VM, the activator passes some information to the bootstrap code via its stdin:

  • the activation group's id,
  • the activation group's descriptor (an instance of the class java.rmi.activation.ActivationGroupDesc) for the group, adn
  • the group's incarnation number.

When the bootstrap VM starts executing, it reads group id and descriptor from its stdin so that it can create the activation group for the VM.

Author:Ann Wollrath
/** * This is the bootstrap code to start a VM executing an activation * group. * * The activator spawns (as a child process) an activation group as needed * and directs activation requests to the appropriate activation * group. After spawning the VM, the activator passes some * information to the bootstrap code via its stdin: <p> * <ul> * <li> the activation group's id, * <li> the activation group's descriptor (an instance of the class * java.rmi.activation.ActivationGroupDesc) for the group, adn * <li> the group's incarnation number. * </ul><p> * * When the bootstrap VM starts executing, it reads group id and * descriptor from its stdin so that it can create the activation * group for the VM. * * @author Ann Wollrath */
public abstract class ActivationGroupInit {
Main program to start a VM for an activation group.
/** * Main program to start a VM for an activation group. */
public static void main(String args[]) { try { if (System.getSecurityManager() == null) { System.setSecurityManager(new SecurityManager()); } // read group id, descriptor, and incarnation number from stdin MarshalInputStream in = new MarshalInputStream(System.in); ActivationGroupID id = (ActivationGroupID)in.readObject(); ActivationGroupDesc desc = (ActivationGroupDesc)in.readObject(); long incarnation = in.readLong(); // create and set group for the VM ActivationGroup.createGroup(id, desc, incarnation); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Exception in starting ActivationGroupInit:"); e.printStackTrace(); } finally { try { System.in.close(); // note: system out/err shouldn't be closed // since the parent may want to read them. } catch (Exception ex) { // ignore exceptions } } } }