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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.node;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

import org.osoa.sca.ServiceRuntimeException;

/**
 * A factory for SCA processing nodes. An SCA processing node can be loaded
 * with an SCA composite.
 * 
 * @version $Rev: 579871 $ $Date: 2007-09-27 03:20:34 +0100 (Thu, 27 Sep 2007) $
 */
public abstract class SCANodeFactory {
    
        
    /**
     * Returns a new SCA node factory instance.
     *  
     * @return a new SCA node factory
     */
    public static SCANodeFactory newInstance() {
        SCANodeFactory scaNodeFactory = null;
        
        try {
            final ClassLoader classLoader = SCANodeFactory.class.getClassLoader();
            String className =  "org.apache.tuscany.sca.node.impl.SCANodeFactoryImpl";  
                            
            Class cls = Class.forName(className, true, classLoader);
            
            Constructor<?> constructor = null;
            
            try {
                constructor = cls.getConstructor();
            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                // ignore
            }
            
            if (constructor != null) {
                scaNodeFactory = (SCANodeFactory)constructor.newInstance();
            } 
            
            return scaNodeFactory;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new ServiceRuntimeException(e);
        }  
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new SCA node.
     * 
     * @param nodeURI the URI of the node, this is the endpoint URI of the
     * node administration service
     * @param domainURI the URI of the domain that the node belongs to
     * @return a new SCA node.
     */
    public abstract SCANode createSCANode(String nodeURI, String domainURI) throws NodeException;
    
    /**
     * Creates a new SCA node as part of a node group. Groups of nodes are used in load balancing
     *  and failover scenarios where each node in the group runs the same contribution and 
     *  active composites 
     * 
     * @param nodeURI the URI of the node, this is the endpoint URI of the
     * node administration service
     * @param domainURI the URI of the domain that the node belongs to
     * @param nodeGroupURI the uri of the node group. This is the enpoint URI of the head of the
     * group of nodes. For example, in load balancing scnearios this will be the loaded balancer itself
     * @return a new SCA node.
     */
    public abstract SCANode createSCANode(String nodeURI, String domainURI, String nodeGroupURI) throws NodeException;
    
    
}