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package org.apache.axis2.jaxws.utility;

import java.util.concurrent.Executor;

/**
 * This is the interface that should be implemented by classes that wish to
 * provide Executor instances to the JAX-WS runtime. When the runtime needs an
 * Executor instance it will look in the FactoryRegistry for an implementation
 * of this factory and retrieve the instance.
 *
 */
public interface ExecutorFactory {

        public static final int CLIENT_EXECUTOR = 0;
        public static final int SERVER_EXECUTOR = 1;
    
        /**
         * 
         * @return
         */
        public Executor getExecutorInstance();
        
        /**
         * 
         * @param executorType
         * @return
         */
        public Executor getExecutorInstance(int executorType);
	
}