org.apache.vinci.transport
Interface VinciServable

All Superinterfaces:

TransportableFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalVNS, VinciAnalysisEngineService_impl, VinciBinaryAnalysisEngineService_impl, VinciServableAdapter, VNS

public interface VinciServable
extends TransportableFactory

Interface for implementing Vinci Services. These objects get dropped into any of the various Server (container) classes such as VinciServer.

Method Summary

void	cleanExit() Called when the service is being shutdown by the server/service container.
Transportable	eval(Transportable in) The eval method accepts an input document and returns an output document that is the result of performing the service.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.vinci.transport.TransportableFactory

makeTransportable

Method Detail

eval

Transportable eval(Transportable in)
                   throws ServiceException

The eval method accepts an input document and returns an output document that is the result of performing the service.

Parameters:

in - The input document

Returns:

The output document

Throws:

ServiceException - thrown when there is an application level error that should result in the client receiving the same ServiceException on the other end.

cleanExit

void cleanExit()

Called when the service is being shutdown by the server/service container.