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1   /*
2    * $Id: ServiceFinder.java 10489 2008-01-23 17:53:38Z dfeist $
3    * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesource.com
5    *
6    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
7    * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
8    * LICENSE.txt file.
9    */
10  
11  package org.mule.api.registry;
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13  
14  import java.util.Properties;
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16  
17  /**
18   * <code>ServiceFinder</code> can be used as a hook into the service lookup process to 
19   * return the correct Service Descriptor for a given service name. By default a service 
20   * is looked up directly, however a generic service name might be used where the real 
21   * service implementation will depend on other modules/resources being available.
22   * For example, in the case of a SOAP connector the finder could check the classpath for 
23   * Axis or XFire and return the correct descriptor.
24   */
25  public interface ServiceFinder
26  {
27      String findService(String service, ServiceDescriptor descriptor, Properties props) throws ServiceException;
28  }
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