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037    
038    
039    package java.rmi.activation;
040    
041    import java.rmi.MarshalledObject;
042    import java.rmi.Remote;
043    import java.rmi.RemoteException;
044    
045    /**
046     * The implementation of this interface creates (instantiates) the new remote
047     * objects in response to the activation request. The instantiator is returned
048     * by the {@link ActivationGroup} that calls
049     * {@link ActivationSystem#activeGroup(ActivationGroupID, ActivationInstantiator, long)}.
050     */
051    public interface ActivationInstantiator
052      extends Remote
053    {
054      /**
055       * Creates and instantiate a new remote object. This method performs the
056       * following tasks:
057       * <ul>
058       * <li>Finds and loads (if not already loaded) the class of the object being
059       * instantiated</li>
060       * <li>Creates an instance of the object using its special two parameter
061       * activation constructor, the first parameter being the {@link ActivationID}
062       * and the second the {@link MarshalledObject}.</li>
063       *
064       * @param id the id of the object being instantiated
065       * @param desc the activation descriptor being instantiated
066       * @return the MarshalledObject, containing the stub to the newly created
067       *         object.
068       * @throws ActivationException if the activation fails
069       * @throws RemoteException if the remote call fails
070       */
071      MarshalledObject<? extends Remote> newInstance (ActivationID id, ActivationDesc desc)
072        throws ActivationException, RemoteException;
073    }