ResourceLookup.java

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package net.javacrumbs.springws.test.lookup;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;

import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessage;

/**
 * Searches for resources and loads it. If the resource is a template, it might be processed when looked-up. 
 * 
 * @author Lukas Krecan
 * 
 */
//TODO split template processing and resource lookup.
public interface ResourceLookup {
	/**
	 * Looks for appropriate resource.
	 * 
	 * @param uri
	 * @param message Message to be used as input for the template or as a source of data for lookup.
	 * @return null if not found.
	 * @throws IOException 
	 */
	public Resource lookupResource(URI uri, WebServiceMessage message) throws IOException;
}