SyncWebServiceClient.java

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package org.activiti.engine.impl.webservice;


/**
 * A dynamic web service client that allows to perform synchronous calls
 * to a specific web service.
 * 
 * @author Esteban Robles Luna
 */
public interface SyncWebServiceClient {

  /**
   * Synchronously invoke a web service method with some arguments. 
   * 
   * @param methodName a not null method name
   * @param arguments a not null list of arguments
   * @return the result of invoking the method of the web service
   */
  Object[] send(String methodName, Object[] arguments) throws Exception;
}