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1 /*
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2 * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.framework/src/org/osgi/framework/ServiceReference.java,v 1.20 2007/02/21 16:49:05 hargrave Exp $
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4 * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2000, 2007). All Rights Reserved.
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6 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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7 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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8 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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10 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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11 *
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12 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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14 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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15 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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16 * limitations under the License.
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17 */
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19 // Port to the D programming language:
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21 module org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
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23 import java.lang.all;
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25 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle; // packageimport
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27 /**
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28 * A reference to a service.
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29 *
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30 * <p>
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31 * The Framework returns <code>ServiceReference</code> objects from the
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32 * <code>BundleContext.getServiceReference</code> and
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33 * <code>BundleContext.getServiceReferences</code> methods.
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34 * <p>
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35 * A <code>ServiceReference</code> object may be shared between bundles and
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36 * can be used to examine the properties of the service and to get the service
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37 * object.
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38 * <p>
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39 * Every service registered in the Framework has a unique
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40 * <code>ServiceRegistration</code> object and may have multiple, distinct
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41 * <code>ServiceReference</code> objects referring to it.
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42 * <code>ServiceReference</code> objects associated with a
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43 * <code>ServiceRegistration</code> object have the same <code>hashCode</code>
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44 * and are considered equal (more specifically, their <code>equals()</code>
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46 * <p>
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47 * If the same service object is registered multiple times,
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48 * <code>ServiceReference</code> objects associated with different
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49 * <code>ServiceRegistration</code> objects are not equal.
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50 *
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51 * @see BundleContext#getServiceReference
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52 * @see BundleContext#getServiceReferences
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53 * @see BundleContext#getService
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54 * @ThreadSafe
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55 * @version $Revision: 1.20 $
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56 */
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58 public interface ServiceReference : Comparable {
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59 /**
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60 * Returns the property value to which the specified property key is mapped
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61 * in the properties <code>Dictionary</code> object of the service
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62 * referenced by this <code>ServiceReference</code> object.
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63 *
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64 * <p>
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65 * Property keys are case-insensitive.
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66 *
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68 * This method must continue to return property values after the service has
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69 * been unregistered. This is so references to unregistered services (for
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70 * example, <code>ServiceReference</code> objects stored in the log) can
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71 * still be interrogated.
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72 *
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73 * @param key The property key.
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74 * @return The property value to which the key is mapped; <code>null</code>
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75 * if there is no property named after the key.
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76 */
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77 public Object getProperty(String key);
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79 /**
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80 * Returns an array of the keys in the properties <code>Dictionary</code>
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81 * object of the service referenced by this <code>ServiceReference</code>
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82 * object.
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83 *
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84 * <p>
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88 * still be interrogated.
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90 * <p>
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91 * This method is <i>case-preserving </i>; this means that every key in the
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92 * returned array must have the same case as the corresponding key in the
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93 * properties <code>Dictionary</code> that was passed to the
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94 * {@link BundleContext#registerService(String[],Object,java.util.Dictionary)}
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95 * or {@link ServiceRegistration#setProperties} methods.
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96 *
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97 * @return An array of property keys.
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98 */
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99 public String[] getPropertyKeys();
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101 /**
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102 * Returns the bundle that registered the service referenced by this
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103 * <code>ServiceReference</code> object.
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105 * <p>
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106 * This method must return <code>null</code> when the service has been
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107 * unregistered. This can be used to determine if the service has been
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108 * unregistered.
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109 *
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110 * @return The bundle that registered the service referenced by this
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113 * @see BundleContext#registerService(String[],Object,java.util.Dictionary)
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114 */
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115 public Bundle getBundle();
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117 /**
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118 * Returns the bundles that are using the service referenced by this
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119 * <code>ServiceReference</code> object. Specifically, this method returns
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120 * the bundles whose usage count for that service is greater than zero.
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121 *
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122 * @return An array of bundles whose usage count for the service referenced
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123 * by this <code>ServiceReference</code> object is greater than
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124 * zero; <code>null</code> if no bundles are currently using that
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125 * service.
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127 * @since 1.1
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128 */
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129 public Bundle[] getUsingBundles();
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131 /**
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132 * Tests if the bundle that registered the service referenced by this
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133 * <code>ServiceReference</code> and the specified bundle use the same
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134 * source for the package of the specified class name.
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135 * <p>
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136 * This method performs the following checks:
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137 * <ol>
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138 * <li>Get the package name from the specified class name.</li>
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139 * <li>For the bundle that registered the service referenced by this
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140 * <code>ServiceReference</code> (registrant bundle); find the source for
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141 * the package. If no source is found then return <code>true</code> if the
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142 * registrant bundle is equal to the specified bundle; otherwise return
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143 * <code>false</code>.</li>
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144 * <li>If the package source of the registrant bundle is equal to the
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145 * package source of the specified bundle then return <code>true</code>;
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146 * otherwise return <code>false</code>.</li>
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147 * </ol>
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149 * @param bundle The <code>Bundle</code> object to check.
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150 * @param className The class name to check.
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151 * @return <code>true</code> if the bundle which registered the service
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152 * referenced by this <code>ServiceReference</code> and the
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153 * specified bundle use the same source for the package of the
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154 * specified class name. Otherwise <code>false</code> is returned.
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155 *
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156 * @since 1.3
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157 */
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158 public bool isAssignableTo(Bundle bundle, String className);
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160 /**
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161 * Compares this <code>ServiceReference</code> with the specified
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162 * <code>ServiceReference</code> for order.
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163 *
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164 * <p>
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165 * If this <code>ServiceReference</code> and the specified
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166 * <code>ServiceReference</code> have the same
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167 * {@link Constants#SERVICE_ID service id} they are equal. This
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168 * <code>ServiceReference</code> is less than the specified
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169 * <code>ServiceReference</code> if it has a lower
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170 * {@link Constants#SERVICE_RANKING service ranking} and greater if it has a
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171 * higher service ranking. Otherwise, if this <code>ServiceReference</code>
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172 * and the specified <code>ServiceReference</code> have the same
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173 * {@link Constants#SERVICE_RANKING service ranking}, this
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174 * <code>ServiceReference</code> is less than the specified
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175 * <code>ServiceReference</code> if it has a higher
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176 * {@link Constants#SERVICE_ID service id} and greater if it has a lower
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177 * service id.
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179 * @param reference The <code>ServiceReference</code> to be compared.
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180 * @return Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer if this
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181 * <code>ServiceReference</code> is less than, equal to, or
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182 * greater than the specified <code>ServiceReference</code>.
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183 * @since 1.4
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184 */
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185 public int compareTo(Object reference);
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186 }