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  25 
  26 package javax.xml.ws;
  27 
  28 import javax.xml.ws.Endpoint;
  29 import java.util.Set;
  30 
  31 /**
  32  * <code>EndpointContext</code> allows multiple endpoints in an application
  33  * to share any information. For example, servlet application's war may
  34  * contain multiple endpoints and these endpoints can get addresses of each
  35  * other by sharing this context. If multiple endpoints share different
  36  * ports of a WSDL, then the multiple port addresses can be patched
  37  * when the WSDL is accessed. It also allows all endpoints to share any
  38  * other runtime information.
  39  *
  40  * <p>
  41  * This needs to be set by using {@link Endpoint#setEndpointContext}
  42  * before {@link Endpoint#publish} methods.
  43  *
  44  * @author Jitendra Kotamraju
  45  * @since 1.7, JAX-WS 2.2
  46  */
  47 public abstract class EndpointContext {
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * This gives list of endpoints in an application. For e.g in
  51      * servlet container, a war file may contain multiple endpoints.
  52      * In case of http, these endpoints are hosted on the same http
  53      * server.
  54      *
  55      * @return list of all endpoints in an application
  56      */
  57     public abstract Set<Endpoint> getEndpoints();
  58 
  59 }