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package org.apache.qpid.server.management;

import org.apache.qpid.AMQException;

import javax.management.ObjectName;
import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;

/**
 * This should be implemented by all Managable objects.
 */
public interface ManagedObject
{
    static final String DOMAIN = "org.apache.qpid";

    /**
     * @return the name that uniquely identifies this object instance. It must be
     * unique only among objects of this type at this level in the hierarchy so
     * the uniqueness should not be too difficult to ensure.
     */
    String getObjectInstanceName();

    String getType();

    Class<?> getManagementInterface();

    ManagedObject getParentObject();

    void register() throws AMQException;

    void unregister() throws AMQException;

    /**
     * Returns the ObjectName required for the mbeanserver registration.
     * @return ObjectName
     * @throws MalformedObjectNameException
     */
    ObjectName getObjectName() throws MalformedObjectNameException;
}
