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325N/Apackage javax.xml.ws;
325N/A
325N/A/**
325N/A * <p>Service endpoints may implement the <code>Provider</code>
325N/A * interface as a dynamic alternative to an SEI.
325N/A *
325N/A * <p>Implementations are required to support <code>Provider&lt;Source&gt;</code>,
325N/A * <code>Provider&lt;SOAPMessage&gt;</code> and
325N/A * <code>Provider&lt;DataSource&gt;</code>, depending on the binding
325N/A * in use and the service mode.
325N/A *
325N/A * <p>The <code>ServiceMode</code> annotation can be used to control whether
325N/A * the <code>Provider</code> instance will receive entire protocol messages
325N/A * or just message payloads.
325N/A *
325N/A * @since JAX-WS 2.0
325N/A *
325N/A * @see javax.xml.transform.Source
325N/A * @see javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage
325N/A * @see javax.xml.ws.ServiceMode
325N/A**/
325N/Apublic interface Provider<T> {
325N/A
325N/A /** Invokes an operation occording to the contents of the request
325N/A * message.
325N/A *
325N/A * @param request The request message or message payload.
325N/A * @return The response message or message payload. May be <code>null</code> if
325N/A there is no response.
325N/A * @throws WebServiceException If there is an error processing request.
325N/A * The cause of the <code>WebServiceException</code> may be set to a subclass
325N/A * of <code>ProtocolException</code> to control the protocol level
325N/A * representation of the exception.
325N/A * @see javax.xml.ws.handler.MessageContext
325N/A * @see javax.xml.ws.ProtocolException
325N/A **/
325N/A public T invoke(T request);
325N/A}