TargetResolver.java

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package org.apache.axis2.util;

import org.apache.axis2.context.MessageContext;

/**
 * TargetResolver
 * <p/>
 * Interface to be implemented by code to update the invocation target URL
 * before the transport is selected and the engine invoked.
 * <p/>
 * Examples of use:
 * 1. wsa:To set to a URN value which needs translated to a targetable URL
 * 2. support clustering where a single URI may repesent multiple servers and one must be selected
 */
public interface TargetResolver {
    /**
     * resolveTarget examines the MessageContext and updates the MessageContext
     * in order to resolve the target.
     */
    public void resolveTarget(MessageContext messageContext);
}