Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java,v
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	10 Jun 2005 05:05:34 -0000	1.16
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/IMonitoringService.java	27 Jun 2005 04:04:58 -0000	1.17
@@ -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;
 }