AgreementFactoryContext.java

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package org.ogf.graap.wsag.api;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * An agreement factory context allows factory actions to share data within a specific agreement factory
 * instance. The {@link AgreementFactoryContext} is accessible from each
 * {@link org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions.IAction}.
 * 
 * @see org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions.IAction#getFactoryContext()
 * @see org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions.AbstractGetTemplateAction
 * @see org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions.AbstractNegotiationAction
 * @see org.ogf.graap.wsag.server.actions.AbstractCreateAgreementAction
 * 
 * @author Oliver Waeldrich
 * 
 */
public interface AgreementFactoryContext
    extends Map<Object, Object>
{

    /**
     * 
     * @return the current agreement factory instance
     */
    AgreementFactory getAgreementFactory();

}