IServiceInvoker.java

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package org.red5.server.api.service;

import org.red5.server.api.scope.IScope;

/**
 * Interface for objects that execute service calls (remote calls from client).
 * 
 * @author The Red5 Project (red5@osflash.org)
 * @author Luke Hubbard (luke@codegent.com)
 */
public interface IServiceInvoker {

	/**
	 * Execute the passed service call in the given scope.  This looks up the
	 * handler for the call in the scope and the context of the scope.
	 * 
	 * @param call
	 * 			the call to invoke
	 * @param scope
	 * 			the scope to search for a handler
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the call was performed, otherwise <code>false</code>
	 */
	boolean invoke(IServiceCall call, IScope scope);

	/**
	 * Execute the passed service call in the given object.
	 * 
	 * @param call
	 * 			the call to invoke
	 * @param service
	 * 			the service to use
	 * @return <code>true</code> if the call was performed, otherwise <code>false</code>
	 */
	boolean invoke(IServiceCall call, Object service);

}