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package javax.xml.rpc.handler;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* The javax.xml.rpc.handler.HandlerChain represents
* a list of handlers. All elements in the HandlerChain are of
* the type javax.xml.rpc.handler.Handler.
*
* An implementation class for the HandlerChain
* interface abstracts the policy and mechanism for the invocation
* of the registered handlers.
*
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface HandlerChain extends List {
/**
* The handleRequest method initiates the request
* processing for this handler chain.
* @param context MessageContext parameter provides access to
* the request SOAP message.
* @return boolean Returns true if all handlers in
* chain have been processed. Returns false
*
* if a handler in the chain returned
* false from its handleRequest
* method.
* @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException if any processing error happens
*/
public boolean handleRequest(MessageContext context);
/**
* The handleResponse method initiates the response
* processing for this handler chain.
*
* @param context MessageContext parameter provides access to the response
* SOAP message.
* @return boolean Returns true if all handlers in
* chain have been processed. Returns false
* if a handler in the chain returned
* false from its handleResponse method.
* @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException if any processing error happens
*/
public boolean handleResponse(MessageContext context);
/**
* The handleFault method initiates the SOAP
* fault processing for this handler chain.
*
* @param context MessageContext parameter provides access to the SOAP
* message.
* @return Returns boolean Returns true if all handlers in
* chain have been processed. Returns false
* if a handler in the chain returned
* false from its handleFault method.
* @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException if any processing error happens
*/
public boolean handleFault(MessageContext context);
/**
* Initializes the configuration for a HandlerChain.
*
* @param config Configuration for the initialization of this handler
* chain
*
* @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException if there is any error that prevents
* initialization
*/
public void init(Map config);
/**
* Indicates the end of lifecycle for a HandlerChain.
*
* @throws javax.xml.rpc.JAXRPCException if there was any error that
* prevented destroy from completing
*/
public void destroy();
/**
* Sets SOAP Actor roles for this HandlerChain. This
* specifies the set of roles in which this HandlerChain is to act
* for the SOAP message processing at this SOAP node. These roles
* assumed by a HandlerChain must be invariant during the
* processing of an individual SOAP message through the HandlerChain.
*
* A HandlerChain always acts in the role of the
* special SOAP actor next. Refer to the SOAP
* specification for the URI name for this special SOAP actor.
* There is no need to set this special role using this method.
*
* @param soapActorNames URIs for SOAP actor name
*/
public void setRoles(String[] soapActorNames);
/**
* Gets SOAP actor roles registered for this HandlerChain at
* this SOAP node. The returned array includes the special
* SOAP actor next.
* @return String[] SOAP Actor roles as URIs
*/
public java.lang.String[] getRoles();
}