Binding.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * Represents a binding.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @tuscany.spi.extension.inheritfrom
 */
public interface Binding extends Base, Cloneable {

    /**
     * Returns the binding URI.
     *
     * @return the binding URI
     */
    String getURI();

    /**
     * Sets the binding URI.
     *
     * @param uri the binding URI
     */
    void setURI(String uri);

    /**
     * Returns the binding name.
     *
     * @return the binding name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Sets the binding name.
     *
     * @param name the binding name
     */
    void setName(String name);

    /**
     * Clone the binding
     *
     * @return the clone
     */
    Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;

    /**
     * Returns the QName type for the binding
     * 
     * @return the binding type QName
     */
    QName getType();
    
    /**
     * Returns the request wire format
     * 
     * @return the request wire format or null is none is specified
     */
    WireFormat getRequestWireFormat();

    /**
     * Sets the request wire format 
     * 
     * @param wireFormat the request wire format
     */
    void setRequestWireFormat(WireFormat wireFormat);

    /**
     * Returns the response wire format 
     * 
     * @return the response wire format or null is none is specified
     */
    WireFormat getResponseWireFormat();

    /**
     * Sets the response wire format
     * 
     * @param wireFormat the response wire format
     */
    void setResponseWireFormat(WireFormat wireFormat);

    /**
     * Returns the operation selector
     * 
     * @return the operation selector or null is none is specified
     */
    OperationSelector getOperationSelector();

    /**
     * Sets the operation selector
     * 
     * @param operationSelector the operation selector
     */
    void setOperationSelector(OperationSelector operationSelector);    
}