modules/testkit/src/main/java/org/apache/axis2/transport/testkit/axis2/TransportDescriptionFactory.java

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package org.apache.axis2.transport.testkit.axis2;

import org.apache.axis2.description.TransportInDescription;
import org.apache.axis2.description.TransportOutDescription;
import org.apache.axis2.transport.testkit.axis2.client.AxisTestClientContextConfigurator;
import org.apache.axis2.transport.testkit.axis2.endpoint.AxisTestEndpointContextConfigurator;

/**
 * Resource used to create the {@link TransportInDescription} and
 * {@link TransportOutDescription} objects for a transport under test.
 * <p>
 * Note that this resource is used on both client and server side.
 * If the transport needs different configurations on client and server side,
 * use {@link AxisTestClientContextConfigurator} and/or
 * {@link AxisTestEndpointContextConfigurator}.
 */
public interface TransportDescriptionFactory {
    TransportOutDescription createTransportOutDescription() throws Exception;
    
    /**
     * Create a TransportInDescription for the transport under test.
     * 
     * @return the transport description
     * @throws Exception
     */
    TransportInDescription createTransportInDescription() throws Exception;
}