taverna-execution-api/src/main/java/org/apache/taverna/platform/execution/api/ExecutionEnvironmentService.java

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package org.apache.taverna.platform.execution.api;

import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.taverna.scufl2.api.profiles.Profile;

/**
 * Service for finding <code>ExecutionEnvironment</code>s.
 *
 * @author David Withers
 */
public interface ExecutionEnvironmentService {

	/**
	 * Returns the available <code>ExecutionEnvironment</code>s.
	 *
	 * @return the available <code>ExecutionEnvironment</code>s
	 */
	public Set<ExecutionEnvironment> getExecutionEnvironments();

	/**
	 * Returns the <code>ExecutionEnvironment</code>s that can execute the specified
	 * <code>Profile</code>.
	 *
	 * @param profile
	 *            the <code>Profile</code> to find <code>ExecutionEnvironment</code>s for
	 * @return the <code>ExecutionEnvironment</code>s that can execute a workflow with the specified
	 *         <code>Profile</code>
	 */
	public Set<ExecutionEnvironment> getExecutionEnvironments(Profile profile);

}