org.opensaml.ws.message.handler
Interface Handler

All Known Subinterfaces:

SOAPHandler

public interface Handler

A handler is invoked to implement specific business logic on a MessageContext.

It is most commonly used to invoke logic within MessageEncoder's and MessageDecoder's, but could also be used outside of that framework.

Method Summary

void	invoke(MessageContext msgContext) Invoke the handler on the specified message context.

Method Detail

invoke

void invoke(MessageContext msgContext)
            throws HandlerException

Invoke the handler on the specified message context.

Parameters:

msgContext - the message context on which to invoke the handler

Throws:

HandlerException - if there is a problem handling the message context