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package org.apache.cxf.jca.outbound;

import java.io.Serializable;

import javax.resource.Referenceable;
import javax.resource.ResourceException;


/**
 * Provides methods to create a {@link CXFConnection} object that provides access
 * to a Web Service defined from the supplied specifications.  A CXFConnectionFactory 
 * is returned from an environment naming context JNDI lookup by the Application 
 * Server.
 */
public interface CXFConnectionFactory extends Serializable, Referenceable  {
    
    /**
     * Creates a CXFConnection object which allows access to CXF web service based on 
     * the CXFConnectionSpec object.  Required CXFConnectionSpec fields are wsdlURL, 
     * serviceClass, endpointName, and serviceName.  Each connection returned by this 
     * method MUST be closed by calling the {@link CXFConnection#close()} when it is no 
     * longer needed.  
     * 
     * @param spec
     * @return CXFConnection 
     * @throws ResourceException
     */
    CXFConnection getConnection(CXFConnectionSpec spec) throws ResourceException;

}