Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java
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diff -u -r0691612586aeacbed9c56f4d340c107bcc35cada -r0535170cfc6c7273bb4aacbebdf68c98f455d885
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision 0691612586aeacbed9c56f4d340c107bcc35cada)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	(.../IMonitoringService.java)	(revision 0535170cfc6c7273bb4aacbebdf68c98f455d885)
@@ -230,4 +230,24 @@
      * @return the requested activity object.
      */
     public Activity getActivityById(long activityId);
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the status of the gate in WDDX format. 
+     * 
+     * @param activityID The activity_id of the Activity whose gate must be checked
+     * @param lessonID The lesson_id of the Lesson
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String checkGateStatus(Long activityID, Long lessonID) throws IOException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns an acknowledgement that the gate has been released.
+     * Returns true if the gate has been released and false otherwise.
+     * This information is packaged in WDDX format
+     * 
+     * @param activityID The activity_id of the Activity whose gate must be checked
+     * @param lessonID The lesson_id of the Lesson
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String releaseGate(Long activityID) throws IOException;
 }