rampart_1_1/modules/jaxws/src/org/apache/axis2/jaxws/server/dispatcher/EndpointDispatcher.java

/*
 * Copyright 2004,2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
 * Copyright 2006 International Business Machines Corp.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.apache.axis2.jaxws.server.dispatcher;

import org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.MessageContext;

/**
 * The EndpointDispatcher is an abstraction for the object that will be doing
 * the invocation of an endpoints target Java object.  
 */
public interface EndpointDispatcher {

    /**
     * Invoke the target endpoint synchronously 
     * 
     * @param mc
     * @return
     */
    public MessageContext invoke(MessageContext mc)
        throws Exception;

}