modules/assembly/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/assembly/Service.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Represents a service. Services are used to publish services provided by
 * implementations, so that they are addressable by other components.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @tuscany.spi.extension.asclient
 */
public interface Service extends AbstractService, Contract {
    /**
     * Returns the endpoints implied by this service.
     * 
     * Endpoints represent configured bindings for a service. Hence a service
     * with two bindings will expose two Endpoints. Where a promoted service has 
     * new binding configuration applied by a promoting component Endpoints are
     * introduced to represent these new bindings.  
     * 
     * @return the endpoints implied by this service
     */
    List<Endpoint> getEndpoints();
}