//simple Stateless Session Bean for creating preferences accounts
package cylikon.PreferencesEJB; 

import javax.ejb.*; 
import java.rmi.*; 
import java.util.*; 

public interface CreateAccount extends EJBObject,Remote  { 

// one simple method to determine if the username already 
// exists, or if we where able to create the new account successfully

  Vector DoSignup(String username,String password,String b, String je, String pl) 
     throws RemoteException; 
 
/* The values in the constructor are as follows: username= the username the client wants, 
   password= password the client wants, b=information about the user's web browser, 
   je=information about whether the user has a java-enabled browser, pl=any information 
   we can get about the user's plugins loaded on the browser.  */

// The vector will always contain exactly three elements, the first will be a simple
// int of either 1 or 0 (true or false), to indicate whether the signup succeeded 
// or failed. the second element will be a String status message, providing more 
// detailed information about the failure or success of the transaction.  The last 
// element will be a serial number created within the bean, which will be used 
// later for purposes of authentication and for setting cookies.

						         }