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17 package org.apache.juddi.api_v3;
18
19 /**
20 * Provides a basic enumeration of the predefinied useType values for UDDI service/bindingTemplates/accessPoints/useType
21 * @author unknown
22 */
23 public enum AccessPointType {
24 /**
25 * endPoint: designates that the accessPoint points to the actual service endpoint, i.e. the network address at which the Web service can be invoked,
26 */
27 END_POINT ("endPoint"),
28 /**
29 * 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,
30 */
31 BINDING_TEMPLATE("bindingTemplate"),
32 /**
33 * hostingRedirector: designates that the accessPoint can only be determined by querying another UDDI registry. This might occur when a service is remotely hosted.
34 */
35 HOSTING_REDIRECTOR("hostingDirector"),
36 /**
37 * wsdlDeployment: designates that the accessPoint points to a remotely hosted WSDL document that already contains the necessary binding information, including the actual service endpoint.
38 * 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
39 */
40 WSDL_DEPLOYMENT ("wsdlDeployment");
41
42 final String type;
43
44 private AccessPointType(String type) {
45 this.type = type;
46 }
47
48 public String toString() {
49 return type;
50 }
51
52 }