package org.red5.server.api.service;
/*
* RED5 Open Source Flash Server - http://code.google.com/p/red5/
*
* Copyright (c) 2006-2010 by respective authors (see below). All rights reserved.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
* terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
* Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later
* version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
* WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
* PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
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* with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
import java.util.Set;
/**
* Supports registration and lookup of service handlers.
*
* @author The Red5 Project (red5@osflash.org)
* @author Joachim Bauch (jojo@struktur.de)
*
*/
public interface IServiceHandlerProvider {
/**
* Register an object that provides methods which can be called from a
* client.
*
* <p>
* Example:<br>
* If you registered a handler with the name "<code>one.two</code>" that
* provides a method "<code>callMe</code>", you can call a method
* "<code>one.two.callMe</code>" from the client.</p>
*
* @param name the name of the handler
* @param handler the handler object
*/
public void registerServiceHandler(String name, Object handler);
/**
* Unregister service handler.
*
* @param name the name of the handler
*/
public void unregisterServiceHandler(String name);
/**
* Return a previously registered service handler.
*
* @param name the name of the handler to return
* @return the previously registered handler
*/
public Object getServiceHandler(String name);
/**
* Get list of registered service handler names.
*
* @return the names of the registered handlers
*/
public Set<String> getServiceHandlerNames();
}