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package org.apache.cxf.endpoint;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
import org.apache.cxf.ws.addressing.EndpointReferenceType;
/**
* Implementations of this interface are responsible for mediating
* access to registered EndpointResolvers, which themselves map
* between abstract and concrete endpoint references, and/or
* facilitate renewal of stale references.
* <p>
* An underlying mechanism in the style of the OGSA WS-Naming
* specification is assumed, where an EPR maybe be fully abstract,
* or concrete but with sufficient information embedded to enable
* its renewal if necessary.
*/
public interface EndpointResolverRegistry {
/**
* Register an endpoint resolver.
*
* @param resolver the EndpointResolver to add to the chain.
*/
void register(EndpointResolver resolver);
/**
* Unregister an endpoint resolver.
*
* @param resolver the EndpointResolver to remove from the chain.
*/
void unregister(EndpointResolver resolver);
/**
* Walk the list of registered EndpointResolvers, so as to
* retrieve a concrete EPR corresponding to the given abstract EPR,
* returning a cached reference if already resolved.
* <p>
* This API is used by any actor that requires a concrete EPR (e.g.
* a transport-level Conduit), and must be called each and every
* time the EPR content is to be accessed (e.g. before each connection
* establishment attempt).
*
* @param logical the abstract EPR to resolve
*/
EndpointReferenceType resolve(EndpointReferenceType logical);
/**
* Walk the list of registered EndpointResolvers, so as to force a fresh
* resolution of the given abstract EPR, discarding any previously cached
* reference.
* <p>
* This API may be used by say the transport-level Conduit when it
* detects a non-transient error on the outgoing connection, or
* by any other actor in the dispatch with the ability to infer
* server-side unavailability.
*
* @param logical the previously resolved abstract EPR
* @param physical the concrete EPR to refresh
* @return the renewed concrete EPR if appropriate, null otherwise
*/
EndpointReferenceType renew(EndpointReferenceType logical,
EndpointReferenceType physical);
/**
* Walk the list of registered EndpointResolvers, so as to mint a new
* abstract EPR for a given service name.
*
* @param serviceName
* @return the newly minted EPR if appropriate, null otherwise
*/
EndpointReferenceType mint(QName serviceName);
/**
* Walk the list of registered EndpointResolvers, so as to mint a new
* abstract EPR for a gievn physical EPR.
*
* @param physical
* @return the newly minted EPR if appropriate, null otherwise
*/
EndpointReferenceType mint(EndpointReferenceType physical);
}
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