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package org.openengsb.core.api;

import java.util.Map;

public interface ConnectorInstanceFactory {

    /**
     * validates the attribute combination. This is used for validating attributes before creating a new service.
     * Therefore the supplied map contains all attributes
     *
     * returns a Collection of error-messages. should return an empty map if there are no errors
     */
    Map<String, String> getValidationErrors(Map<String, String> attributes);

    /**
     * validates the attribute combination. This is used for validating attributes before updating new service.
     * Therefore the supplied map contains only the attributes that should be changed. Other attributes must be
     * retrieved from the instance directly.
     *
     * returns a Collection of error-messages. should return an empty map if there are no errors
     */
    Map<String, String> getValidationErrors(Connector instance, Map<String, String> attributes);

    /**
     * creates a new instance with the given service-id. The serviceId should then be the the same as returned by
     * {@link OpenEngSBService#getInstanceId()}
     *
     * The created instance only contains default-values that are changed later.
     */
    Connector createNewInstance(String id);

    /**
     * This method is used for filling in the attributes of a service. It can be assumed that the attributes have been
     * validated before.
     *
     */
    void applyAttributes(Connector instance, Map<String, String> attributes);
}

@@ -2261,18 +2261,167 @@
    *
-/%0A    void
+ returns the reconfigured connector instance. This does not have to be the same instance that was given as%0A     * parameter to the method%0A     */%0A    Connector
  app

make applyAttributes return the reconfigured instance