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