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| |
| package org.apache.tuscany.sca.node; |
| |
| import org.osoa.sca.CallableReference; |
| import org.osoa.sca.ServiceReference; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Provides client access to the services in a domain. |
| * |
| * @version $Rev$ $Date$ |
| */ |
| public interface SCAClient { |
| |
| /** |
| * Cast a type-safe reference to a CallahbleReference. Converts a type-safe |
| * reference to an equivalent CallableReference; if the target refers to a |
| * service then a ServiceReference will be returned, if the target refers to |
| * a callback then a CallableReference will be returned. |
| * |
| * @param target a reference proxy provided by the SCA runtime |
| * @param <B> the Java type of the business interface for the reference |
| * @param <R> the type of reference to be returned |
| * @return a CallableReference equivalent for the proxy |
| * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied instance is not a |
| * reference supplied by the SCA runtime |
| */ |
| <B, R extends CallableReference<B>> R cast(B target) throws IllegalArgumentException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a proxy for a service provided by a component in the SCA domain. |
| * |
| * @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the |
| * service |
| * @param serviceName the name of the service |
| * @param <B> the Java type of the business interface for the service |
| * @return an object that implements the business interface |
| */ |
| <B> B getService(Class<B> businessInterface, String serviceName); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a ServiceReference for a service provided by a component in the |
| * SCA domain. |
| * |
| * @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the |
| * service |
| * @param serviceName the name of the service |
| * @param <B> the Java type of the business interface for the service |
| * @return a ServiceReference for the designated service |
| */ |
| <B> ServiceReference<B> getServiceReference(Class<B> businessInterface, String serviceName); |
| |
| } |