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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2005-2012 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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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.InputStream;
21  
22  /**
23   * The <code>WebServiceMessageFactory</code> serves as a factory for {@link org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessage
24   * WebServiceMessages}.
25   * <p/>
26   * <p>Allows the creation of empty messages, or messages based on <code>InputStream</code>s.
27   *
28   * @author Arjen Poutsma
29   * @see org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessage
30   * @since 1.0.0
31   */
32  public interface WebServiceMessageFactory {
33  
34      /**
35       * Creates a new, empty <code>WebServiceMessage</code>.
36       *
37       * @return the empty message
38       */
39      WebServiceMessage createWebServiceMessage();
40  
41      /**
42       * Reads a {@link WebServiceMessage} from the given input stream.
43       * <p/>
44       * If the given stream is an instance of {@link org.springframework.ws.transport.TransportInputStream
45       * TransportInputStream}, the headers will be read from the request.
46       *
47       * @param inputStream the input stream to read the message from
48       * @return the created message
49       * @throws InvalidXmlException if the XML read from the input stream is invalid
50       * @throws IOException if an I/O exception occurs
51       */
52      WebServiceMessage createWebServiceMessage(InputStream inputStream) throws InvalidXmlException, IOException;
53  
54  }