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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 mapping
* between abstract and concrete endpoint references, and/or
* renewing 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 EndpointResolver {
/**
* Retrieve a concrete EPR corresponding to the given abstract EPR,
* returning a cached reference if already resolved.
*
* @param logical the abstract EPR to resolve
* @return the resolved concrete EPR if appropriate, null otherwise
*/
EndpointReferenceType resolve(EndpointReferenceType logical);
/**
* Force a fresh resolution of the given abstract EPR, discarding any
* previously cached reference.
*
* @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);
/**
* 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);
/**
* Mint a new abstract EPR for a given concrete EPR
*
* @param physical
* @return the newly minted EPR if appropriate, null otherwise
*/
EndpointReferenceType mint(EndpointReferenceType physical);
}
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