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package org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.spi.client.protocol;

import org.jboss.arquillian.container.spi.client.protocol.ProtocolDescription;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.spi.client.protocol.metadata.ProtocolMetaData;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.spi.ContainerMethodExecutor;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.spi.client.deployment.DeploymentPackager;
import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.spi.command.CommandCallback;

/**
 * Interface that defines a Arquillian Protocol.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:aslak@redhat.com">Aslak Knutsen</a>
 * @version $Revision: $
 */
public interface Protocol<T extends ProtocolConfiguration>
{
   /**
    * Get the protocols configuration class. <br/>
    * 
    * A instance of this class will be filled with the configuration data 
    * configured in e.g. arquillian.xml and passed back to 
    * {@link #getExecutor(ProtocolConfiguration, ProtocolMetaData)}
    * 
    * @return The type used for configuration
    * @see ProtocolConfiguration
    */
   Class<T> getProtocolConfigurationClass();
   
   /**
    * The registry name used for this protocol.<br/>
    * e.g. EJB, Servlet-2.5, Servlet-3.0 <br/>
    * <br/>
    * 
    * @return The protocol name
    * @see org.jboss.arquillian.api.OverProtocol
    */
   ProtocolDescription getDescription();
   
   /**
    * Get the DeploymentPackager for this Protocol. <br/>
    * Used so the Protocol can bind it self to the users deployment.
    * 
    * @return 
    */
   DeploymentPackager getPackager();
   
   /**
    * @param protocolConfiguration
    * @param metaData
    * @param callback A Callback for each event received from the remote container.
    * @return
    */
   ContainerMethodExecutor getExecutor(T protocolConfiguration, ProtocolMetaData metaData, CommandCallback callback);
}
