package org.codehaus.xfire.annotations;import java.lang.reflect.Method;import java.util.Collection;import java.util.Map;import org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.soap.SOAPBindingAnnotation;/** * Defines the contract for accessing annotations at runtime. This is a facade,  which can accommodate any annotations * API such as Commons Attributes,  backport175, Java 5, or any other annotations implementation. * * @author Arjen Poutsma */public interface WebAnnotations{    /**     * Tests whether the given class has the {@link org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.WebServiceAnnotation} annotation.     *     * @param aClass the class.     * @return <code>true</code> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasWebServiceAnnotation(Class aClass);    /**     * Gets the {@link org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.WebServiceAnnotation} annotation from the given class, if found.     *     * @param aClass the class.     * @return the annotation; or <code>null</code> if it could not be found.     */    WebServiceAnnotation getWebServiceAnnotation(Class aClass);    /**     * Tests whether the given method has the {@link org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.WebMethodAnnotation} annotation.     *     * @param method the method.     * @return <code>true</code> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasWebMethodAnnotation(Method method);    /**     * Gets the {@link org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.WebServiceAnnotation} annotation from the given class, if found.     *     * @param method the method.     * @return the annotation; or <code>null</code> if it could not be found.     */    WebMethodAnnotation getWebMethodAnnotation(Method method);    /**     * Tests whether the given method has the {@link org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.WebResultAnnotation} annotation.     *     * @param method the method.     * @return <code>true</code> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasWebResultAnnotation(Method method);    /**     * Gets the {@link org.codehaus.xfire.annotations.WebResultAnnotation} annotation from the given method, if found.     *     * @param method the method.     * @return the annotation; or <code>null</code> if it could not be found.     */    WebResultAnnotation getWebResultAnnotation(Method method);    /**     * Tests whether the indicated parameter of the given method has the {@link WebResultAnnotation} annotation.     *     * @param method    the method.     * @param parameter the index of the parameter in the method's parameter list.     * @return <code>true> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasWebParamAnnotation(Method method, int parameter);    /**     * Gets the {@link WebParamAnnotation} annotation from the indicated parameter of the given method, if found.     *     * @param method    the method.     * @param parameter the parameter index.     * @return the annotation; or <code>null</code> if it could not be found.     */    WebParamAnnotation getWebParamAnnotation(Method method, int parameter);    /**     * Tests whether the given method has the one way annotation.     *     * @param method the method.     * @return <code>true</code> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasOnewayAnnotation(Method method);    /**     * Tests whether the given class has the {@link SOAPBindingAnnotation} annotation.     *     * @param aClass the class.     * @return <code>true> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasSOAPBindingAnnotation(Class aClass);    /**     * Gets the {@link SOAPBindingAnnotation} annotation from the given class, if found.     *     * @param aClass the class.     * @return the annotation; or <code>null</code> if it could not be found.     */    SOAPBindingAnnotation getSOAPBindingAnnotation(Class aClass);    /**     * Tests whether the given class has the {@link HandlerChainAnnotation} annotation.     *     * @param aClass the class.     * @return <code>true> if present; <code>false</code> otherwise.     */    boolean hasHandlerChainAnnotation(Class aClass);    /**     * Gets the {@link HandlerChainAnnotation} annotation from the given class, if found.     *     * @param aClass the class.     * @return the annotation; or <code>null</code> if it could not be found.     */    HandlerChainAnnotation getHandlerChainAnnotation(Class aClass);        Map getServiceProperties(Class clazz);        Collection getInHandlers(Class clazz);        Collection getOutHandlers(Class clazz);        Collection getFaultHandlers(Class clazz);}