RuntimeWireProcessorExtensionPoint.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.runtime;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Acts as a delegating <code>WireProcessorExtensionPoint</code>, delegating
 * processing of wires after policies have been applied and source and targets
 * have been connected.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface RuntimeWireProcessorExtensionPoint {

    /**
     * Registers a wire-processor in the runtime
     * 
     * @param processor The processor to register
     */
    void addWireProcessor(RuntimeWireProcessor processor);

    /**
     * De-registers a wire-processor in the runtime
     * 
     * @param processor The processor to de-register
     */
    void removeWireProcessor(RuntimeWireProcessor processor);

    /**
     * Returns a list of registered wire-processors.
     * 
     * @return The list of wire processors
     */
    List<RuntimeWireProcessor> getWireProcessors();
    
}