Invoker.java

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package org.apache.airavata.workflow.engine.invoker;

import org.apache.airavata.workflow.model.exceptions.WorkflowException;

//import xsul.wsif.WSIFMessage;
//import xsul.xwsif_runtime.WSIFClient;

public interface Invoker {

    /**
     * Sets up the service.
     * 
     * @throws WorkflowException
     */
    public void setup() throws WorkflowException;

    /**
     * @return The WSIFClient.
     */
//    public WSIFClient getClient();

    /**
     * Sets the operation name to invoke.
     * 
     * @param operationName
     *            The name of the operation
     * @throws WorkflowException
     */
//    public void setOperation(String operationName) throws WorkflowException;
//
//    /**
//     * Sets an input parameter
//     * 
//     * @param name
//     *            The name of the input parameter
//     * @param value
//     *            The value of the input parameter
//     * @throws WorkflowException
//     */
//    public void setInput(String name, Object value) throws WorkflowException;
//
//    /**
//     * Returns the all input parameters
//     * 
//     * @return The input parameters
//     * @throws WorkflowException
//     */
////    public WSIFMessage getInputs() throws WorkflowException;
//
    /**
     * Invokes the service.
     * 
     * @return true if the invocation succeeds; fase otherwise
     * @throws WorkflowException
     */
    public boolean invoke() throws WorkflowException;
//
//    /**
//     * Returns the all output parameters
//     * 
//     * @return The output parameters
//     * @throws WorkflowException
//     */
////    public WSIFMessage getOutputs() throws WorkflowException;
//
//    /**
//     * Returns the output of a specified name.
//     * 
//     * @param name
//     *            The name of the output parameter
//     * @return The value of the output
//     * @throws WorkflowException
//     */
    public Object getOutput(String name) throws WorkflowException;

    /**
     * Returns the fault message.
     * 
     * @return The fault message
     * @throws WorkflowException
     */
//    public WSIFMessage getFault() throws WorkflowException;

}