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package org.apache.cxf.endpoint;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.apache.cxf.interceptor.InterceptorProvider;
import org.apache.cxf.service.model.BindingOperationInfo;
import org.apache.cxf.transport.Conduit;
import org.apache.cxf.transport.MessageObserver;

public interface Client extends InterceptorProvider, MessageObserver {
    String REQUEST_CONTEXT = "RequestContext";
    String RESPONSE_CONTEXT = "ResponseContext";
    String REQUEST_METHOD = "RequestMethod";
    /**
     * Invokes an operation syncronously
     * @param operationName The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used
     * when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
     * @param params  The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
     * @return The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
     */
    Object[] invoke(String operationName,
                    Object... params) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Invokes an operation syncronously
     * @param operationName The name of the operation to be invoked
     * @param params  The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
     * @return The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
     */
    Object[] invoke(QName operationName,
                    Object... params) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Invokes an operation syncronously
     * @param oi  The operation to be invoked
     * @param params  The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
     * @return The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
     */
    Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi,
                    Object... params) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Invokes an operation syncronously
     * @param oi  The operation to be invoked
     * @param params  The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
     * @param context  Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation     
     * @return The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
     */
    Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi,
                    Object[] params,
                    Map<String, Object> context) throws Exception;

    Endpoint getEndpoint();

    /**
     * Get the Conduit that messages for this client will be sent on.
     * @return Conduit
     */
    Conduit getConduit();
    
    /**
     * Get the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
     * 
     * @return the current ConduitSelector
     */
    ConduitSelector getConduitSelector();

    /**
     * Set the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
     * 
     * @param selector the ConduitSelector to use
     */
    void setConduitSelector(ConduitSelector selector);
    
    /**
     * Indicates that the client is no longer needed and that any resources it holds
     * can now be freed.
     *
     */
    void destroy();
}