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package org.jboss.as.ee.concurrent.handle;

import javax.enterprise.concurrent.ContextService;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * The factory responsible for creating the context handles with the current context saved
 *
 * @author Eduardo Martins
 */
public interface ContextHandleFactory {

    /**
     * @param contextService
     * @param contextObjectProperties
     * @return
     * @see org.glassfish.enterprise.concurrent.spi.ContextSetupProvider#saveContext(javax.enterprise.concurrent.ContextService, java.util.Map)
     */
    ContextHandle saveContext(ContextService contextService, Map<String, String> contextObjectProperties);

    /**
     * The factory priority is used to define the order of handles when chained. The handle with the lowest priority is the first in the chain.
     * @return
     */
    int getChainPriority();

    /**
     * Retrieves the factory's name.
     * @return
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Writes the handle to the specified output stream.
     * @param contextHandle
     * @param out
     */
    void writeHandle(ContextHandle contextHandle, ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Reads a handle from the specified input stream.
     * @param in
     * @return
     */
    ContextHandle readHandle(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;

}
