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 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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package org.hibernate.engine.jndi.spi;

import javax.naming.event.NamespaceChangeListener;

import org.hibernate.service.Service;

Service providing simplified access to JNDI related features needed by Hibernate. 
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Service providing simplified access to {@literal JNDI} related features needed by Hibernate.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface JndiService extends Service {
	
Locate an object in JNDI by name 
Params:
jndiName – The JNDI name of the object to locate
Returns:
The object found (may be null)./**
	 * Locate an object in {@literal JNDI} by name
	 *
	 * @param jndiName The {@literal JNDI} name of the object to locate
	 *
	 * @return The object found (may be null).
	 */
	public Object locate(String jndiName);

	
Binds a value into JNDI by name. 
Params:
jndiName – The name under which to bind the object
value – The value to bind/**
	 * Binds a value into {@literal JNDI} by name.
	 *
	 * @param jndiName The name under which to bind the object
	 * @param value The value to bind
	 */
	public void bind(String jndiName, Object value);

	
Unbind a value from JNDI by name. 
Params:
jndiName – The name under which the object is bound/**
	 * Unbind a value from {@literal JNDI} by name.
	 *
	 * @param jndiName The name under which the object is bound
	 */
	public void unbind(String jndiName);

	
Adds the specified listener to the given JNDI namespace. 
Params:
jndiName – The JNDI namespace
listener – The listener/**
	 * Adds the specified listener to the given {@literal JNDI} namespace.
	 *
	 * @param jndiName The {@literal JNDI} namespace
	 * @param listener The listener
	 */
	public void addListener(String jndiName, NamespaceChangeListener listener);
}