/*
* Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package javax.xml.ws.handler;
import javax.xml.ws.ProtocolException;
import javax.xml.ws.handler.MessageContext;
/** The <code>Handler</code> interface
* is the base interface for JAX-WS handlers.
*
* @since JAX-WS 2.0
**/
public interface Handler<C extends MessageContext> {
/** The <code>handleMessage</code> method is invoked for normal processing
* of inbound and outbound messages. Refer to the description of the handler
* framework in the JAX-WS specification for full details.
*
* @param context the message context.
* @return An indication of whether handler processing should continue for
* the current message
* <ul>
* <li>Return <code>true</code> to continue
* processing.</li>
* <li>Return <code>false</code> to block
* processing.</li>
* </ul>
* @throws RuntimeException Causes the JAX-WS runtime to cease
* handler processing and generate a fault.
* @throws ProtocolException Causes the JAX-WS runtime to switch to
* fault message processing.
**/
public boolean handleMessage(C context);
/** The <code>handleFault</code> method is invoked for fault message
* processing. Refer to the description of the handler
* framework in the JAX-WS specification for full details.
*
* @param context the message context
* @return An indication of whether handler fault processing should continue
* for the current message
* <ul>
* <li>Return <code>true</code> to continue
* processing.</li>
* <li>Return <code>false</code> to block
* processing.</li>
* </ul>
* @throws RuntimeException Causes the JAX-WS runtime to cease
* handler fault processing and dispatch the fault.
* @throws ProtocolException Causes the JAX-WS runtime to cease
* handler fault processing and dispatch the fault.
**/
public boolean handleFault(C context);
/**
* Called at the conclusion of a message exchange pattern just prior to
* the JAX-WS runtime disptaching a message, fault or exception. Refer to
* the description of the handler
* framework in the JAX-WS specification for full details.
*
* @param context the message context
**/
public void close(MessageContext context);
}