IProxySelectorExtension.java

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package org.eclipse.riena.internal.communication.core.proxyselector;

import java.net.ProxySelector;

import org.eclipse.riena.core.injector.extension.ExtensionInterface;
import org.eclipse.riena.core.injector.extension.MapName;

/**
 * Extension interface for defining {@code ProxySelector}s.
 */
@ExtensionInterface(id = "proxySelectors")
public interface IProxySelectorExtension {

	/**
	 * A descriptive name for the proxy selector.
	 * 
	 * @return the name
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * Proxy selectors will be ordered, i.e. the proxy selector with the lowest
	 * order will be used first.
	 * 
	 * @return the order
	 */
	int getOrder();

	/**
	 * Create an instance of the proxy selector
	 * 
	 * @return the proxy selector
	 */
	@MapName("class")
	ProxySelector createProxySelector();
}