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16  
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.webservices.finance.stockmarket;
18  
19  import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
20  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
21  
22  /***
23      StockQuoteService provides a web service for getting stock quotes.
24          
25      @author <a href="mailto:taylor@apache.org">David Sean Taylor</a>
26      @version $Id: StockQuoteService.java,v 1.4 2004/02/23 03:15:29 jford Exp $
27  */
28  
29  public interface StockQuoteService extends Service
30  {
31      /*** The name of this service */
32      public String SERVICE_NAME = "StockQuoteService";
33  
34  
35      /***
36          Get a single stock quote, given a symbol return the current price.
37  
38          @param symbol The stock symbol.
39          @return String The current price.
40        */
41      public String quote( String symbol ) 
42          throws RemoteException;
43  
44      /***
45          Get a single stock quote record, given a symbol return a StockQuote object.
46  
47          @param symbol The stock symbol.
48          @return StockQuote A full stock quote record.
49        */
50  
51      public StockQuote fullQuote( String symbol )
52              throws RemoteException;
53  
54      /***
55          Get an array of quote records, given a array of stock symbols.
56  
57          @param symbols[] The array of stock symbols.
58          @return StockQuote[] An array of full stock quotes for each stock symbol.
59        */
60      public StockQuote[] fullQuotes( String [] symbol )
61              throws RemoteException;
62  
63      /***
64          Set the name of the web service used by this service to retrieve stock quotes.
65  
66          @param service The name of the web service.
67        */
68      public void setWebService( String service );
69  
70      /***
71          Get the name of the web service used by this service to retrieve stock quotes.
72  
73          @return String The name of the web service.
74        */
75      public String getWebService();
76  
77  }