BindingProviderFactory.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.provider;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.Binding;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime.RuntimeEndpoint;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime.RuntimeEndpointReference;

/**
 * A factory for creating the runtime artifacts that represent bindings.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @tuscany.spi.extension.inheritfrom
 */
public interface BindingProviderFactory<M extends Binding> extends ProviderFactory<M> {

    /**
     * Creates a new reference binding provider for the given endpoint reference
     * 
     * @param endpointReference defines the component/reference/binding against which to create the provider
     * @return The binding provider
     */
    ReferenceBindingProvider createReferenceBindingProvider(RuntimeEndpointReference endpointReference);

    /**
     * Creates a new service binding provider for the given component and
     * service.
     * 
     * @param endpoint defines the component/service/binding against which to create the provider
     * @return The binding provider
     */
    ServiceBindingProvider createServiceBindingProvider(RuntimeEndpoint endpoint);

}