/*
 * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */
package javax.ejb;

/**
 * The EJBMetaData interface allows a client to obtain the enterprise Bean's
 * meta-data information.
 *
 * <p> The meta-data is intended for development tools used for
 * building applications that use deployed enterprise Beans, and for clients
 * using a scripting language to access the enterprise Bean.
 *
 * <p> Note that the EJBMetaData is not a remote interface. The class that
 * implements this interface (this class is typically generated by container
 * tools) must be serializable, and must be a valid RMI/IDL value type.
 */
public interface EJBMetaData {
    /**
     * Obtain the remote home interface of the enterprise Bean.
     */
    EJBHome getEJBHome();

    /**
     * Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote home interface.
     */
    Class getHomeInterfaceClass();

    /**
     * Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote interface.
     */
    Class getRemoteInterfaceClass();

    /**
     * Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's primary key class.
     */
    Class getPrimaryKeyClass();

    /**
     * Test if the enterprise Bean's type is "session".
     *
     * @return True if the type of the enterprise Bean is session bean.
     */
    boolean isSession();

    /**
     * Test if the enterprise Bean's type is "stateless session".
     *
     * @return True if the type of the enterprise Bean is stateless
     *     session.
     */
    boolean isStatelessSession();
}