protocols/bundles/ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi.remote/src/main/java/ch/ethz/iks/r_osgi/Remoting.java

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package ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi;

import ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi.channels.ChannelEndpoint;
import ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi.channels.NetworkChannel;

/**
 * This interface is used by generated proxy bundles. Applications don't have to
 * use it.
 * 
 * @author Jan S. Rellermeyer, ETH Zurich
 * @since 0.1
 */
public interface Remoting {

	/**
	 * get the endpoint of the channel to the denoted service url. If the peer
	 * is not connected, it returns <code>null</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param uri
	 *            the service uri.
	 * @return the endpoint or <code>null</code>
	 * @since 0.6
	 */
	ChannelEndpoint getEndpoint(final String uri);

	/**
	 * create an endpoint.
	 * 
	 * @param channel
	 *            the channel.
	 */
	void createEndpoint(final NetworkChannel channel);

}