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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.interfacedef.InterfaceContract;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySubject;

/**
 * Represents a service endpoint which is what results from having a configured 
 * binding applied to a component service. In a deployed application an endpoint
 * will relate directly to a physical endpoint, for example, a HTTP URL or a
 * JMS destination. 
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface Endpoint2 extends Base, PolicySubject, Cloneable {
    
    /**
     * Supports endpoint cloning
     * 
     * @return endpoint
     * @throws CloneNotSupportedException
     */
    Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
    
    /**
     * Get the component model object
     * 
     * @return component
     */
    Component getComponent();
    
    /**
     * Set the component model object
     * 
     * @param component 
     */
    void setComponent(Component component);
    
    /**
     * Get the service model object
     * 
     * @return service
     */
    ComponentService getService();
    
    /**
     * Set the service model object
     * 
     * @param service
     */
    void setService(ComponentService service);
    
    /**
     * Get the resolved target binding 
     * 
     * @return target binding
     */
    Binding getBinding();
    
    /**
     * Set the binding
     * 
     * @param  binding
     */
    void setBinding(Binding binding); 

    /**
     * Returns the interface contract defining the interface 
     * 
     * @return the interface contract
     */
    InterfaceContract getInterfaceContract();
    
    /**
     * Sets the interface contract defining the interface 
     * 
     * @param interfaceContract the interface contract
     */
    void setInterfaceContract(InterfaceContract interfaceContract); 
    
    
    // not sure these are required
  
    /**
     * Returns the binding specific URI for this endpoint.
     * 
     * @return uri the binding specific URI
     */
   // String getURI();

    /**
     * Sets the binding specific URI for this endpoint.
     * 
     * @param uri the binding specific URI
     */
   // void setURI(String uri);
}