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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2005-2007 the original author or authors.
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
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9    *
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15   */
16  
17  package org.springframework.ws;
18  
19  import java.io.IOException;
20  import java.io.OutputStream;
21  import javax.xml.transform.Result;
22  import javax.xml.transform.Source;
23  
24  /**
25   * Represents a protocol-agnostic XML message.
26   * <p/>
27   * <p>Contains methods that provide access to the payload of the message.
28   *
29   * @author Arjen Poutsma
30   * @see org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapMessage
31   * @see WebServiceMessageFactory
32   * @since 1.0.0
33   */
34  public interface WebServiceMessage {
35  
36      /**
37       * Returns the contents of the message as a {@link Source}. <p> Depending on the implementation, this can be
38       * retrieved multiple times, or just a single time.
39       *
40       * @return the message contents
41       */
42      Source getPayloadSource();
43  
44      /**
45       * Returns the contents of the message as a {@link Result}.
46       * <p/>
47       * Calling this method removes the current payload.
48       * <p/>
49       * Implementations that are read-only will throw an {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
50       *
51       * @return the message contents
52       * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the message is read-only
53       */
54      Result getPayloadResult();
55  
56      /**
57       * Writes the entire message to the given output stream. <p>If the given stream is an instance of {@link
58       * org.springframework.ws.transport.TransportOutputStream}, the corresponding headers will be written as well.
59       *
60       * @param outputStream the stream to write to
61       * @throws IOException if an I/O exception occurs
62       */
63      void writeTo(OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException;
64  
65  }