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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Base interface for all assembly model objects that can be have policy intents
 * attached to them.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface IntentAttachPoint {

    /**
     * Returns a list of policy intents. See the Policy Framework specification
     * for a description of this attribute.
     * 
     * @return a list of policy intents.
     */
    List<Intent> getRequiredIntents();
    
   
    /**
     * Returns the type of the attach point such as a BindingType or an ImplementationType and so on
     * @return
     */
    IntentAttachPointType getType();
    
    /**
     * 
     * Sets the type of the attach point such as a BindingType or an ImplementationType and so on
     * @param type
     */
    void setType(IntentAttachPointType type);
}