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package org.apache.cxf.endpoint;

import java.net.URI;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * A <code>ServiceContractResolver</code> resolves a service's QName to the URI
 * of the service's WSDL contract.
 */
public interface ServiceContractResolver {

    /**
     * Resolves a service's QName to a URI representing the location of a WSDL 
     * contract. This method is called by the 
     * <code>ServiceContractResolverRegistry</code> with which the contract 
     * resolver is registered.
     *
     * @param qname the QName being mapped to a URI
     * @return URI representing the location of a WSDL contract
     */
    URI getContractLocation(QName qname);
}
