01: /**
02: * Copyright 2006 Webmedia Group Ltd.
03: *
04: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
05: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
06: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
07: *
08: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
09: *
10: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14: * limitations under the License.
15: **/package org.araneaframework;
16:
17: import java.io.Serializable;
18:
19: /**
20: * Service is component with an extra method <code>action(Path, InputData, OutputData)</code>
21: * provide services based on the requests. As requests flow through the <code>action</code> they
22: * can be filtered, logged, enhanced via extending the InputData, provide custom routing etc.
23: * <br><br>
24: * All the filters and routers in the Aranea framework are services.
25: *
26: * @author "Toomas Römer" <toomas@webmedia.ee>
27: * @author Jevgeni Kabanov (ekabanov <i>at</i> araneaframework <i>dot</i> org)
28: */
29: public interface Service extends Component, Serializable {
30: public Interface _getService();
31:
32: public interface Interface extends Serializable {
33: public void action(Path path, InputData input, OutputData output);
34: }
35: }
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