IRemoteServiceFactoryExtension.java

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package org.eclipse.riena.internal.communication.core.factory;

import org.eclipse.riena.communication.core.factory.IRemoteServiceFactory;
import org.eclipse.riena.core.injector.extension.ExtensionInterface;

/**
 * {@code ExtensionInterface} for reading the available Remote Service Factories
 */
@ExtensionInterface(id = "remoteServiceFactories")
public interface IRemoteServiceFactoryExtension {

	/**
	 * Get the protocol property.
	 * 
	 * @return the protocol property
	 */
	String getProtocol();

	/**
	 * Create an instance of a {@code IRemoteServiceFactory}.
	 * 
	 * @return the RemoteServiceFactory instance for this protocol
	 */
	IRemoteServiceFactory createRemoteServiceFactory();
}