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package org.jboss.ejb.server;

import org.wildfly.common.annotation.NotNull;

/**
 * A server association.  Since server associations yield {@link ClassLoader} instances, it is important that classes
 * implementing this interface are not accessible without a permission check when a security manager is present.  This
 * class is implemented by Enterprise Beans server environments and consumed by protocol implementations.
 *
 * @author David M. Lloyd
 */
public interface Association {

    /**
     * Receive and execute an invocation request.  An invocation may be cancelled; the returned handle may be used
     * by the protocol implementation when a cancellation request is received by the server.
     *
     * @param invocationRequest the invocation request (not {@code null})
     * @param  the type of the target Enterprise Beans
     * @return a handle which may be used to request cancellation of the invocation (must not be {@code null})
     */
    @NotNull
     CancelHandle receiveInvocationRequest(@NotNull InvocationRequest invocationRequest);

    /**
     * Receive and execute a session open request.  An invocation may be cancelled; the returned handle may be used
     * by the protocol implementation when a cancellation request is received by the server.
     *
     * @param sessionOpenRequest the session open request (not {@code null})
     * @return a handle which may be used to request cancellation of the invocation (must not be {@code null})
     */
    @NotNull
    CancelHandle receiveSessionOpenRequest(@NotNull SessionOpenRequest sessionOpenRequest);

    /**
     * Register a cluster topology listener.  This is used by legacy protocols to transmit cluster updates to old clients.
     *
     * @param clusterTopologyListener the cluster topology listener (not {@code null})
     * @return a handle which may be used to cancel the topology listener registration (must not be {@code null})
     */
    @NotNull
    ListenerHandle registerClusterTopologyListener(@NotNull ClusterTopologyListener clusterTopologyListener);

    /**
     * Register a module availability listener.  This is used by legacy clients which use no-affinity Enterprise Bean locators.
     *
     * @param moduleAvailabilityListener the module availability listener (not {@code null})
     * @return a handle which may be used to cancel the availability listener registration (must not be {@code null})
     */
    @NotNull
    ListenerHandle registerModuleAvailabilityListener(@NotNull ModuleAvailabilityListener moduleAvailabilityListener);
}