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1   /*
2    * Created on 16-Apr-2004
3    */
4   package ca.uhn.hl7v2.protocol;
5   
6   import java.util.List;
7   
8   /**
9    * The operational context of a <code>Processor</code>.  This defines 
10   * certain resources that are not part of the <code>Processor</code>, 
11   * but are needed in order to implement it, and may vary between  
12   * deployments.  
13   * 
14   * @author <a href="mailto:bryan.tripp@uhn.on.ca">Bryan Tripp</a>
15   * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ updated on $Date: 2007-02-19 02:24:38 $ by $Author: jamesagnew $
16   */
17  public interface ProcessorContext {
18  
19      /**
20       * @return the router that directs unsolicited inbound messages to 
21       *      the appropriate <code>Application</code>  
22       */
23      ApplicationRouter getRouter();
24  
25      /**
26       * @return the object responsible for transport of remotely initiated message 
27       *      exchanges (normally with a remote server)
28       */
29      TransportLayer getRemotelyDrivenTransportLayer();
30      
31      
32      /**
33       * @return the object responsible for transport of locally initiated message 
34       *      exchanges (normally with a remote server)
35       */
36      TransportLayer getLocallyDrivenTransportLayer();
37  
38      /**
39       * @return the validators that determine whether a message can be 
40       *      accepted for routing to the appropriate application 
41       */
42      AcceptValidator[] getValidators();
43      
44      /**
45       * Adds a new validator to the list of those returned by 
46       * <code>getValidators()</code>.  
47       *  
48       * @param theValidator the validator to add 
49       */
50      void addValidator(AcceptValidator theValidator);
51      
52      /**
53       * @return a store for messages while they are being routed to the 
54       *      appropriate application 
55       */
56      SafeStorage getSafeStorage();
57      
58      /**
59       * Returns the list of fields that are to be included as metadata whenever a <code>Message</code>
60       * is converted to a <code>Transportable</code>.  Each field is a String <code>Terser</code>
61       * path.
62       */
63      List<String> getMetadataFields();
64      
65  }