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+/*
+ * Copyright(C) OASIS(R) 2005,2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * OASIS trademark, IPR and other policies apply.
+ */
+package org.oasisopen.sca;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * The following defines the ResponseDispatch interface, used to return a response
+ * message asynchronously from a service implementation method.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the type of the Response message returned by the service implementation method
+ */
+public interface ResponseDispatch<T> {
+	
+   /**
+	* Sends the response message from an asynchronous service method. 
+	* This method can only be invoked once for a given ResponseDispatch object and cannot be invoked 
+	* if sendFault has previously been invoked for the same ResponseDispatch object.
+	* @param     res an instance of the response message returned by the service operation
+	* @exception InvalidStateException if this method is called more than once for the same service
+	*            operation.
+	*/
+   void sendResponse(T res);
+   
+   /**
+    * Sends an exception as a fault from an asynchronous service method. 
+    * This method can only be invoked once for a given ResponseDispatch object and cannot be invoked 
+    * if sendResponse has previously been invoked for the same ResponseDispatch object.
+    * @param     e an instance of an exception returned by the service operation
+    * @exception InvalidStateException if this method is called more than once for the same service
+	*            operation.
+    */
+   void sendFault(Throwable e);
+   
+   /**
+    * Obtains the context object for the ResponseDispatch method
+    * @return a Map which is is the context object for the ResponseDispatch object.
+    * The invoker can update the context object with appropriate context information, prior to invoking 
+    * either the sendResponse method or the sendFault method
+    */
+   Map<String, Object> getContext();
+}
+