Data class also to be used for RMI calls?

[Robin van Riel]

Still not finished, since documenting leads to refactoring .

I always presumed the Data class should be used as an entry point for accessing the DB file data both explicitly (reading/writing the DB file) and implicitly (RMI calls).
However, after rereading the instructions, I've come to doubt this, especially since some DBMain methods mention file operations (e.g.: "Reads a record from the file").
It would make my life slightly easier if I didn't have to use the Data class as an entry point for executing the RMI calls.

Any thoughts on this matter?

Thanks in advance!

[Roel De Nijs]

My Data class was used to interact with the database file. I had a BusinessService which was exposed through RMI (and used the Data class to do the necessary file access).

[Robin van Riel]

Thanks Roel,

This means I can get rid of some unnecessary compexity.

[K. Tsang]

I used my Data class to access the DB file too.

Like Roel said, the RMI has a set of (remote) service methods. For me this remote service thing delegate to the (local) service methods (where you use your Data class).