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package javax.xml.ws;

import javax.xml.ws.Endpoint;

import java.util.Set;

/**

 * <code>EndpointContext</code> allows multiple endpoints in an application

 * to share any information. For example, servlet application's war may

 * contain multiple endpoints and these endpoints can get addresses of each

 * other by sharing this context. If multiple endpoints share different

 * ports of a WSDL, then the multiple port addresses can be patched

 * when the WSDL is accessed. It also allows all endpoints to share any

 * other runtime information.

 *

 * <p>

 * This needs to be set by using {@link Endpoint#setEndpointContext}

 * before {@link Endpoint#publish} methods.

 *

 * @author Jitendra Kotamraju

 * @since JAX-WS 2.2

 */

public abstract class EndpointContext {

    /**

     * This gives list of endpoints in an application. For e.g in

     * servlet container, a war file may contain multiple endpoints.

     * In case of http, these endpoints are hosted on the same http

     * server.

     *

     * @return list of all endpoints in an application

     */

    public abstract Set<Endpoint> getEndpoints();

}