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 * $AIST_Release: 4.2.4 $
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 * $RCSfile: GrpcExecInfo.java,v $ $Revision: 1.5 $ $Date: 2004/01/22 02:08:37 $
 */
package org.gridforum.gridrpc;

/**
 * Provides information about time to call RemoteFunctions or RemoteMethods.<br>
 * This class provides following informations.<br>
 * 
 * <dl>
 * <li> the time to search information of RemoteFunction/RemoteMethod.
 * <li> the time to invoke a FunctionHandle/ObjectHandle.
 * <li> the time to transfer data of arguments.
 * <li> the time to execute RemoteFunction/RemoteMethod.
 * <li> the time to transfer data of results.
 * </dl>
 */
public interface GrpcExecInfo {
	/**
	 * Gets the time to search information of RemoteFunction/RemoteMethod.
	 *  
	 * @return the time as double in second.
	 */
	public double getLookupTime();

	/**
	 * Gets the time to invoke a FunctionHandle/ObjectHandle.
	 * 
	 * @return the time as double in second.
	 */
	public double getInvokeTime();

	/**
	 * Gets the time to transfer data of arguments.
	 * 
	 * @return the time as double in second.
	 */
	public double getForeTime();

	/**
	 * Gets the time to execute RemoteFunction/RemoteMethod.
	 * 
	 * @return the time as double in second.
	 */
	public double getExecTime();

	/**
	 * Gets the time to transfer data of results.
	 * 
	 * @return the time as double in second.
	 */
	public double getBackTime();
}