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package com.sun.enterprise.deployment.web;

import com.sun.enterprise.deployment.BundleDescriptor;

/** 
 * Specialization of ContextParameter that represents a link to an EJB. 
 * @author Danny Coward
 */

public interface EjbReference extends ContextParameter {
    
    /** 
     * Get the type of the EJB (Session, Entity or Message-Driven). 
     * @return the type of the EJB.
     */
    public String getType();

    /**
     * Set the type of the EJB. Allowed values are Session, Entity or
     * Message-driven.
     * @param the type of the EJB.
     */
    public void setType(String type);

    /** 
     * Gets the home classname of the referee EJB. 
     * @return the class name of the EJB home.
     */
    public String getHomeClassName();

    /** 
     * Sets the home classname of the referee EJB. 
     * @param the class name of the EJB home.
     */
    public void setHomeClassName(String homeClassName);

    /** 
     * Gets the bean instance interface classname of the referee EJB. 
     * @return the classname of the EJB remote object.
     */
    public String getBeanClassName();

    /** 
     * Sets the bean interface classname of the referee EJB. 
     * @param the classname of the EJB remote object.
     */
    public void setBeanClassName(String beanClassName);
    
    /** 
     * Gets the link name of the reference. For use when linking to an EJB 
     * within a J2EE application. 
     * @return the link name.
     */
    public String getLinkName();

    /** 
     * Sets the link name of the reference. For use when linking to an EJB 
     * within a J2EE application. 
     * @param the link name.
     */
    public void setLinkName(String linkName);
    
    /**
     * Tests if the reference to the referree EJB is through local or 
     * remote interface
     * @return true if using the local interfaces
     */
    public boolean isLocal();
    
    /**
     * Sets whether the reference uses the local or remote interfaces of 
     * the referring EJB
     * @param true if using the local interface
     */
    public void setLocal(boolean isLocal);
 
    /**
     * Set the referring bundle, i.e. the bundle within which this
     * EJB reference is declared. 
     */
    public void setReferringBundleDescriptor(BundleDescriptor referringBundle);

    /**
     * Get the referring bundle, i.e. the bundle within which this
     * EJB reference is declared.  
     */
    public BundleDescriptor getReferringBundleDescriptor();
}