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package org.apache.ode.bpel.iapi;
import org.apache.ode.utils.Namespaces;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
/**
* Encapsulation of an end-point reference. Implementation of this interface
* is provided by the integration layer. The implementing class <em>must</em>
* provide an implementation of the
* {@link java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)} method that returns
* <code>true</code> if and only if the EPRs are equivalent.
*/
public interface EndpointReference {
public static final QName SERVICE_REF_QNAME = new QName(Namespaces.WSBPEL2_0_FINAL_SERVREF, "service-ref");
/**
* Convert the EPR to an XML representation. The XML
* structure is up to the integration layer. This method is
* used by the BPEL engine to persist EPR references in the
* database.
* TODO: avoid using DOM
* @return destination for the generated XML
*/
Document toXML();
}