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diff --git a/branches/sca-java-integration/spec/sca-api-r1.0/src/main/java/org/osoa/sca/CallableReference.java b/branches/sca-java-integration/spec/sca-api-r1.0/src/main/java/org/osoa/sca/CallableReference.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c32d229a76 --- /dev/null +++ b/branches/sca-java-integration/spec/sca-api-r1.0/src/main/java/org/osoa/sca/CallableReference.java @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +/* + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one + * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file + * distributed with this work for additional information + * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file + * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the + * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance + * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, + * software distributed under the License is distributed on an + * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY + * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the + * specific language governing permissions and limitations + * under the License. + */ +package org.osoa.sca; + +/** + * Common superclass for references that can be passed between components. + * + * @version $Rev$ $Date$ + * @param <B> the Java interface associated with this reference + */ +public interface CallableReference<B> { + /** + * Returns a type-safe reference to the target of this reference. + * The instance returned is guaranteed to implement the business interface for this reference + * but may not be a proxy as defined by java.lang.reflect.Proxy. + * + * @return a proxy to the target that implements the business interface associated with this reference + */ + B getService(); + + /** + * Returns the Java class for the business interface associated with this reference. + * + * @return the Class for the business interface associated with this reference + */ + Class<B> getBusinessInterface(); + + /** + * Returns true if this reference is conversational. + * + * @return true if this reference is conversational + */ + boolean isConversational(); + + /** + * Returns the conversation associated with this reference. + * Returns null if no conversation is currently active. + * + * @return the conversation associated with this reference; may be null + */ + Conversation getConversation(); + + /** + * Returns the callback ID. + * + * @return the callback ID + */ + Object getCallbackID(); +} |