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044    package org.deegree.ogcwebservices;
045    
046    import java.util.Map;
047    
048    /**
049     * This is the base interface for all request on OGC Web Services (OWS). Each
050     * class that capsulates a request against an OWS has to implements this
051     * interface.
052     * 
053     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
054     * @author last edited by: $Author: bezema $
055     * 
056     * @version 1.0, $Revision: 6259 $, $Date: 2007-03-20 10:15:15 +0100 (Di, 20 Mär 2007) $
057     * 
058     * @since 1.0
059     *
060     */
061    public interface OGCWebServiceRequest {   
062        
063        /**
064         * Finally, the requests allow for optional vendor-specific parameters (VSPs)
065         * that will enhance the results of a request. Typically, these are used for
066         * private testing of non-standard functionality prior to possible
067         * standardization. A generic client is not required or expected to make use
068         * of these VSPs.
069         * @return the vendor specificparameters
070         */
071        Map getVendorSpecificParameters();
072    
073        /**
074         * Finally, the requests allow for optional vendor-specific parameters (VSPs)
075         * that will enhance the results of a request. Typically, these are used for
076         * private testing of non-standard functionality prior to possible
077         * standardization. A generic client is not required or expected to make use
078         * of these VSPs.
079         * @param name the "key" of a vsp
080         * @return the value requested by the key
081         */
082        String getVendorSpecificParameter(String name);
083    
084        /**
085         * @return the ID of a request
086         */
087        String getId();
088        
089        /**
090         * @return the requested service version
091         */
092        String getVersion();
093        
094        /**
095         * @return the name of the service that is targeted by the request
096         */
097        String getServiceName();
098            
099        /**
100         * @return the URI of a HTTP GET request. If the request doesn't support
101         * HTTP GET a <tt>WebServiceException</tt> will be thrown
102         * @throws OGCWebServiceException 
103         * @deprecated should be replaced by a factory class TODO
104         */
105        String getRequestParameter() throws OGCWebServiceException;
106    }/* ********************************************************************
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