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| |
| package org.apache.ode.bpel.iapi; |
| |
| import org.apache.ode.utils.Namespaces; |
| import org.w3c.dom.Document; |
| |
| import javax.xml.namespace.QName; |
| |
| /** |
| * Encapsulation of an end-point reference. Implementation of this interface |
| * is provided by the integration layer. The implementing class <em>must</em> |
| * provide an implementation of the |
| * {@link java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)} method that returns |
| * <code>true</code> if and only if the EPRs are equivalent. |
| */ |
| public interface EndpointReference { |
| |
| public static final QName SERVICE_REF_QNAME = new QName(Namespaces.WSBPEL2_0_FINAL_SERVREF, "service-ref"); |
| |
| /** |
| * Convert the EPR to an XML representation. The XML |
| * structure is up to the integration layer. This method is |
| * used by the BPEL engine to persist EPR references in the |
| * database. |
| * TODO: avoid using DOM |
| * @return destination for the generated XML |
| */ |
| Document toXML(); |
| } |
