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package org.apache.cxf.throttling;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.cxf.message.Message;

/**
 * 
 */
public interface ThrottlingManager {
    
    /**
     * Get the list of phases where this manager will expect to have to make throttling decisions.
     * For example: using BasicAuth or other protocol based header, it can be a very early in the 
     * chain, but for WS-Security based authentication, it would be later. 
     * @return
     */
    List<String> getDecisionPhases();
    
    /**
     * Use information in the message to determine what throttling measures should be taken
     * @param phase
     * @param m
     * @return
     */
    ThrottleResponse getThrottleResponse(String phase, Message m);
}
