package org.apache.turbine.services.naming;


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import javax.naming.Context;

import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;

/**
 * Implementations of the NamingService interface provide JNDI naming
 * contexts.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:greg@shwoop.com">Greg Ritter</a>
 * @version $Id: NamingService.java 615328 2008-01-25 20:25:05Z tv $
 */
public interface NamingService
        extends Service
{
    String SERVICE_NAME = "NamingService";

    /**
     * Return the Context with the specified name.
     *
     * @param name The name of the context.
     * @return The context with the specified name, or null if no context
     * exists with that name.
     */
    Context getContext(String name);
}
