001/**
002 * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
003 * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
004 *
005 * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
006 * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
007 * the Eclipse Foundation
008 *
009 *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
010 *
011 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
012 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
013 */
014package chapters.mdc;
015
016import java.rmi.Remote;
017import java.rmi.RemoteException;
018
019/**
020 * NumberCruncher factors positive integers.
021 */
022public interface NumberCruncher extends Remote {
023    /**
024     * Factor a positive integer <code>number</code> and return its
025     * <em>distinct</em> factor's as an integer array.
026     * */
027    int[] factor(int number) throws RemoteException;
028}