rmic(1)rmic(1)Name
rmic - The Java RMI Compiler
rmic generates stub, skeleton, and tie classes for remote objects using
either the JRMP or IIOP protocols. Also generates OMG IDL.
SYNOPSIS
rmic [ options ] package-qualified-class-name(s)DESCRIPTION
The rmic compiler generates stub and skeleton class files (JRMP proto‐
col) and stub and tie class files (IIOP protocol) for remote objects.
These classes files are generated from compiled Java programming lan‐
guage classes that are remote object implementation classes. A remote
implementation class is a class that implements the interface
java.rmi.Remote. The class names in the rmic command must be for
classes that have been compiled successfully with the javac command and
must be fully package qualified. For example, running rmic on the class
file name HelloImpl as shown here:
rmic hello.HelloImpl
creates the HelloImpl_Stub.class file in the hello subdirectory (named
for the class's package).
A skeleton for a remote object is a JRMP protocol server-side entity
that has a method that dispatches calls to the actual remote object
implementation.
A tie for a remote object is a server-side entity similar to a skele‐
ton, but which communicates with the client using the IIOP protocol.
A stub is a client-side proxy for a remote object which is responsible
for communicating method invocations on remote objects to the server
where the actual remote object implementation resides. A client's ref‐
erence to a remote object, therefore, is actually a reference to a
local stub.
By default, rmic generates stub classes that use the 1.2 JRMP stub pro‐
tocol version only, as if the -v1.2 option had been specified. (Note
that the -vcompat option was the default in releases prior to 5.0.) Use
the -iiop option to generate stub and tie classes for the IIOP proto‐
col.
A stub implements only the remote interfaces, not any local interfaces
that the remote object also implements. Because a JRMP stub implements
the same set of remote interfaces as the remote object itself, a client
can use the Java programming language's built-in operators for casting
and type checking. For IIOP, the PortableRemoteObject.narrow method
must be used.
OPTIONS-bootclasspath path
Overrides location of bootstrap class files
-classpath path
Specifies the path rmic uses to look up classes. This option
overrides the default or the CLASSPATH environment variable if it
is set. Directories are separated by colons. Thus the general
format for path is:
For example:
-d directory
Specifies the root destination directory for the generated class
hierarchy. You can use this option to specify a destination
directory for the stub, skeleton, and tie files. For example, the
command
% rmic -d /java/classes foo.MyClass
would place the stub and skeleton classes derived from MyClass
into the directory /java/classes/foo. If the -d option is not
specified, the default behavior is as if "-d ." were specified:
the package hierarchy of the target class is created in the cur‐
rent directory, and stub/tie/skeleton files are placed within it.
(Note that in some previous versions of rmic, if -d was not spec‐
ified, then the package hierarchy was not created, and all of the
output files were placed directly in the current directory.)
-extdirs path
Overrides location of installed extensions
-g Enables generation of all debugging information, including local
variables. By default, only line number information is generated.
-idl
Causes rmic to generate OMG IDL for the classes specified and any
classes referenced. IDL provides a purely declarative, program‐
ming language-independent way of specifying an object's API. The
IDL is used as a specification for methods and data that can be
written in and invoked from any language that provides CORBA
bindings. This includes Java and C++ among others. See the Java
Language to IDL Mapping @
http://www.omg.org/technology/documents/formal/java_language_map‐
ping_to_omg_idl.htm (OMG) document for a complete description.
When the -idl option is used, other options also include:
-always or -alwaysgenerate
Forces re-generation even when existing stubs/ties/IDL are
newer than the input class.
-factory
Uses factory keyword in generated IDL.
-idlModule fromJavaPackage[.class] toIDLModule
Specifies IDLEntity package mapping. For example: -idlModule
foo.bar my::real::idlmod.
-idlFile fromJavaPackage[.class] toIDLFile
Specifies IDLEntity file mapping. For example: -idlFile
test.pkg.X TEST16.idl.
-iiop
Causes rmic to generate IIOP stub and tie classes, rather than
JRMP stub and skeleton classes. A stub class is a local proxy for
a remote object and is used by clients to send calls to a server.
Each remote interface requires a stub class, which implements
that remote interface. A client's reference to a remote object is
actually a reference to a stub. Tie classes are used on the
server side to process incoming calls, and dispatch the calls to
the proper implementation class. Each implementation class
requires a tie class.
Invoking rmic with the -iiop generates stubs and ties that con‐
form to this naming convention:
_<implementationName>_stub.class
_<interfaceName>_tie.class
When the -iiop option is used, other options also include:
-always or -alwaysgenerate
Forces re-generation even when existing stubs/ties/IDL are
newer than the input class.
-nolocalstubs
Do not create stubs optimized for same-process clients and
servers.
-noValueMethods
Must be used with the -idl option. Prevents addition of value‐
type methods and initializers to emitted IDL. These methods
and initializers are optional for valuetypes, and are gener‐
ated unless the -noValueMethods option is specified when using
the -idl option.
-poa
Changes the inheritance from org.omg.CORBA_2_3.porta‐
ble.ObjectImpl to org.omg.PortableServer.Servant. The Porta‐
bleServer module for the Portable Object Adapter @
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/tech‐
notes/guides/idl/POA.html (POA) defines the native Servant
type. In the Java programming language, the Servant type is
mapped to the Java org.omg.PortableServer.Servant class. It
serves as the base class for all POA servant implementations
and provides a number of methods that may be invoked by the
application programmer, as well as methods which are invoked
by the POA itself and may be overridden by the user to control
aspects of servant behavior. Based on the OMG IDL to Java Lan‐
guage Mapping Specification, CORBA V 2.3.1 ptc/00-01-08.pdf.
-J Used in conjunction with any java option, it passes the option
following the -J (no spaces between the -J and the option) on to
the java interpreter.
-keep or -keepgenerated
Retains the generated .java source files for the stub, skeleton,
and/or tie classes and writes them to the same directory as the
.class files.
-nowarn
Turns off warnings. If used the compiler does not print out any
warnings.
-nowrite
Does not write compiled classes to the file system.
-vcompat
Generates stub and skeleton classes compatible with both the 1.1
and 1.2 JRMP stub protocol versions. (This option was the default
in releases prior to 5.0.) The generated stub classes will use
the 1.1 stub protocol version when loaded in a JDK 1.1 virtual
machine and will use the 1.2 stub protocol version when loaded
into a 1.2 (or later) virtual machine. The generated skeleton
classes will support both 1.1 and 1.2 stub protocol versions. The
generated classes are relatively large in order to support both
modes of operation.
-verbose
Causes the compiler and linker to print out messages about what
classes are being compiled and what class files are being loaded.
-v1.1
Generates stub and skeleton classes for the 1.1 JRMP stub proto‐
col version only. Note that this option is only useful for gener‐
ating stub classes that are serialization-compatible with
pre-existing, statically-deployed stub classes that were gener‐
ated by the rmic tool from JDK 1.1 and that cannot be upgraded
(and dynamic class loading is not being used).
-v1.2
(default) Generates stub classes for the 1.2 JRMP stub protocol
version only. No skeleton classes are generated with this option
because skeleton classes are not used with the 1.2 stub protocol
version. The generated stub classes will not work if they are
loaded into a JDK 1.1 virtual machine.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
CLASSPATH
Used to provide the system a path to user-defined classes. Direc‐
tories are separated by colons. For example,
SEE ALSOjava(1), javac(1), CLASSPATH @
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/index.html#class‐
path
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