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package com.sun.xml.ws.api;

import com.sun.istack.NotNull;
import com.sun.istack.Nullable;
import com.sun.xml.ws.api.server.WSEndpoint;

/**
 * Interface that allows components to hook up with each other.
 * Replaces {@link com.sun.xml.ws.api.server.EndpointComponent} so that component
 * pattern can apply to more RI types.
 *
 * @since 2.2.6
 * @see WSEndpoint#getComponents()
 * @see ComponentRegistry
 */
public interface Component {
    /**
     * Gets the specified SPI.
     *
     * 

* This method works as a kind of directory service * for SPIs, allowing various components to define private contract * and talk to each other. * * @return * null if such an SPI is not provided by this object. */ @Nullable S getSPI(@NotNull Class spiType); }