AccessPointType.java

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package org.apache.juddi.api_v3;

/**
 * Provides a basic enumeration of the predefinied useType values for UDDI service/bindingTemplates/accessPoints/useType
 * @author unknown
 */
public enum AccessPointType {
	/**
         *  endPoint: designates that the accessPoint points to the actual service endpoint, i.e. the network address at which the Web service can be invoked,
         */
	END_POINT ("endPoint"),
        /**
         *  bindingTemplate: designates that the accessPoint contains a bindingKey that points to a different bindingTemplate entry. The value in providing this facility is seen when a business or entity wants to expose a service description (e.g. advertise that they have a service available that suits a specific purpose) that is actually a service that is described in a separate bindingTemplate record. This might occur when many service descriptions could benefit from a single service description,
         */
	BINDING_TEMPLATE("bindingTemplate"),
        /**
         * hostingRedirector: designates that the accessPoint can only be determined by querying another UDDI registry.  This might occur when a service is remotely hosted.
         */
	HOSTING_REDIRECTOR("hostingDirector"),
        /**
         * wsdlDeployment: designates that the accessPoint points to a remotely hosted WSDL document that already contains the necessary binding information, including the actual service endpoint.
         *  The bindingTemplate of a Web service making use of indirection via a hostingRedirector Web service contains the bindingKey of the hosting redirector service’s bindingTemplate.  The hosting redirector’s bindingTemplate contains the accessPoint of the Hosting Redirector Web service
         */
	WSDL_DEPLOYMENT ("wsdlDeployment");
	
	final String type;

	private AccessPointType(String type) {
		this.type = type;
	}
	
 	public String toString() {
		return type;	
	}
	
}