01: /*
02: * <copyright>
03: *
04: * Copyright 2000-2007 BBNT Solutions, LLC
05: * under sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
06: * Agency (DARPA).
07: *
08: * You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the
09: * terms of the Cougaar Open Source License as published on the
10: * Cougaar Open Source Website (www.cougaar.org).
11: *
12: * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
13: * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
14: * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
15: * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
16: * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
17: * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
18: * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
19: * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
20: * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
21: * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
22: * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
23: *
24: * </copyright>
25: */
26: package org.cougaar.lib.web.redirect;
27:
28: import java.util.Map;
29:
30: /**
31: * Naming support for the {@link ServletRedirector}.
32: */
33: public interface NamingSupport {
34:
35: /**
36: * Lookup all the entries for the given name.
37: * <p>
38: * Typically a new instance is created for each {@link #redirect} call and
39: * will cache the entries for each unique "encName".
40: *
41: * @param encName the URL-encoded remote agent name
42: * @param timeout timeout on lookup in milliseconds, zero for no
43: * timeout, or negative for non-blocking lookup.
44: * @return the naming service entries, or null if the naming service could
45: * not be accessed.
46: */
47: Map getNamingEntries(String encName, long timeout);
48:
49: }
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