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 *    GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
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package org.geotools.data.wps;

import java.net.URL;

import org.geotools.data.ows.Specification;
import org.geotools.data.wps.request.DescribeProcessRequest;
import org.geotools.data.wps.request.ExecuteProcessRequest;


public abstract class WPSSpecification extends Specification {

    /**
     * Creates a DescribeProcess request which can be used to retrieve
     * information about a specific process on the WPS Server.
     * 
     * @param onlineResource the location where the request can be made
     * @return a DescribeProcessRequest to be configured and then passed to the WPS Server
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the version of the specification doesn't support this request
     */
    public abstract DescribeProcessRequest createDescribeProcessRequest( URL onlineResource ) throws UnsupportedOperationException;

    /**
     * Creates a Execute request which can be used to execute
     * a specific process on the WPS Server.
     * 
     * @param onlineResource the location where the request can be made
     * @return an ExecuteProcessRequest to be configured and then passed to the WPS Server
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the version of the specification doesn't support this request
     */
    public abstract ExecuteProcessRequest createExecuteProcessRequest( URL onlineResource ) throws UnsupportedOperationException;
    
 }