/**
 *    '$RCSfile: EcogridEndPointInterface.java,v $'
 *
 *     '$Author: costa $'
 *       '$Date: 2006-11-15 22:49:35 $'
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package org.ecoinformatics.datamanager.download;

/**
 * This interface provides a API for Data Manager to get Ecogrid endpoint 
 * information. Any application which will use Data Manager Library should 
 * implement this interface.
 * 
 * @author tao
 *
 */
public interface EcogridEndPointInterface 
{
   /**
    * Gets the end point which Metacat implements ecogrid interface.
    * This end point will be used to handle ecogrid protocol.
    * 
    * @return end point url string
    */
   public String getMetacatEcogridEndPoint();
   
   
   /**
    * Gets the end point which SRB implements ecogrid interface
    * This end point will be used to handle srb protocol.
    * 
    * @return end point url string
    */
   public String getSRBEcogridEndPoint();
   
   
   /**
    * Gets the machine name which srb protocol will be used.
    * The default value for this class is "srb-mcat.sdsc.edu".
    * 
    * @return the machine name of srb server
    */
   public String getSRBMachineName();
}