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package it.uniroma2.art.coda.pearl.model;
/**
* A proxy for an external component.
*
* @author Manuel Fiorelli
*
*/
public interface ComponentProxy {
/**
* Returns the contract for the proxy. It is expected that the contract name
* is a URI
*
* @return the contract name
*/
String getContractName();
/**
* Returns the Java interfaces that the binding is expected to implement.
*
* @return the implemented interface
*/
Class getInterface();
/**
* Binds a proxy a Java object (assumed to implement the interface returned
* by {@link #getInterface()}.
*
* @param binding
* a binding for the proxy
*/
void bindTo(Object binding);
/**
* Gets the binding, if any; otherwise, null is returned.
*
* @return the binding
*/
Object getBinding();
}