1   /**
2    * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
3    * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
4    *
5    * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
6    * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
7    * the Eclipse Foundation
8    *
9    *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
10   *
11   * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
12   * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
13   */
14  package chapters.mdc;
15  
16  import java.rmi.Remote;
17  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
18  
19  /**
20   * NumberCruncher factors positive integers.
21   */
22  public interface NumberCruncher extends Remote {
23      /**
24       * Factor a positive integer <code>number</code> and return its
25       * <em>distinct</em> factor's as an integer array.
26       * */
27      int[] factor(int number) throws RemoteException;
28  }