package com.dwave.rmi; 
/*
 *  DWaveRMIClient
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2000  D-Wave Systems Inc.
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 *   (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *   GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

/**
 * Abstract RMIClient.  Classes extend this for making RMI connections.  This
 * class is meant to be used with jsse1.0.2, and if SSL is wanted, then the
 * jsse package must be installed.
 *  
 * Example of implementing pulse:
 *
 *  public boolean pulse() {
 *    try { return dwaveRemoteInterface.pulse(); }
 *    catch(Exception e) { return false; }
 *  }
 *
 * @author  Michael Coury
 * @version 1.0, 10/06/2000
 *
 * @see     com.dwave.rmi.DWaveRMIServer
 * @see     com.dwave.rmi.DWaveRMIInterface
 */
 
public abstract class DWaveRMIClient {
  public DWaveRMIClient() {
    System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs","com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
    java.security.Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider());
  }
  public abstract boolean pulse();
}