org.osgi.util.tracker
Class ServiceTracker

java.lang.Object
  org.osgi.util.tracker.ServiceTracker

All Implemented Interfaces:

ServiceTrackerCustomizer

public class ServiceTracker
extends java.lang.Object
implements ServiceTrackerCustomizer

The ServiceTracker class simplifies using services from the Framework's service registry.

A ServiceTracker object is constructed with search criteria and a ServiceTrackerCustomizer object. A ServiceTracker can use a ServiceTrackerCustomizer to customize the service objects to be tracked. The ServiceTracker can then be opened to begin tracking all services in the Framework's service registry that match the specified search criteria. The ServiceTracker correctly handles all of the details of listening to ServiceEvents and getting and ungetting services.

The getServiceReferences method can be called to get references to the services being tracked. The getService and getServices methods can be called to get the service objects for the tracked service.

The ServiceTracker class is thread-safe. It does not call a ServiceTrackerCustomizer while holding any locks. ServiceTrackerCustomizer implementations must also be thread-safe.

ThreadSafe

Field Summary

protected BundleContext	context The Bundle Context used by this ServiceTracker.
protected Filter	filter The Filter used by this ServiceTracker which specifies the search criteria for the services to track.

Constructor Summary

ServiceTracker(BundleContext context, Filter filter, ServiceTrackerCustomizer customizer)
Create a ServiceTracker on the specified Filter object.

ServiceTracker(BundleContext context, ServiceReference reference, ServiceTrackerCustomizer customizer)
Create a ServiceTracker on the specified ServiceReference.

ServiceTracker(BundleContext context, java.lang.String clazz, ServiceTrackerCustomizer customizer)
Create a ServiceTracker on the specified class name.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	addingService(ServiceReference reference) Default implementation of the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.addingService method.
void	close() Close this ServiceTracker.
java.lang.Object	getService() Returns a service object for one of the services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.
java.lang.Object	getService(ServiceReference reference) Returns the service object for the specified ServiceReference if the specified referenced service is being tracked by this ServiceTracker.
ServiceReference	getServiceReference() Returns a ServiceReference for one of the services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.
ServiceReference[]	getServiceReferences() Return an array of ServiceReferences for all services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.
java.lang.Object[]	getServices() Return an array of service objects for all services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.
int	getTrackingCount() Returns the tracking count for this ServiceTracker.
void	modifiedService(ServiceReference reference, java.lang.Object service) Default implementation of the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.modifiedService method.
void	open() Open this ServiceTracker and begin tracking services.
void	open(boolean trackAllServices) Open this ServiceTracker and begin tracking services.
void	remove(ServiceReference reference) Remove a service from this ServiceTracker.
void	removedService(ServiceReference reference, java.lang.Object service) Default implementation of the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.removedService method.
int	size() Return the number of services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.
java.lang.Object	waitForService(long timeout) Wait for at least one service to be tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

context

protected final BundleContext context

The Bundle Context used by this ServiceTracker.

filter

protected final Filter filter

The Filter used by this ServiceTracker which specifies the search criteria for the services to track.

Since:

1.1

Constructor Detail

ServiceTracker

public ServiceTracker(BundleContext context,
                      ServiceReference reference,
                      ServiceTrackerCustomizer customizer)

Create a ServiceTracker on the specified ServiceReference.

The service referenced by the specified ServiceReference will be tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Parameters:

context - The BundleContext against which the tracking is done.

reference - The ServiceReference for the service to be tracked.

customizer - The customizer object to call when services are added, modified, or removed in this ServiceTracker. If customizer is null, then this ServiceTracker will be used as the ServiceTrackerCustomizer and this ServiceTracker will call the ServiceTrackerCustomizer methods on itself.

ServiceTracker

public ServiceTracker(BundleContext context,
                      java.lang.String clazz,
                      ServiceTrackerCustomizer customizer)

Create a ServiceTracker on the specified class name.

Services registered under the specified class name will be tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Parameters:

context - The BundleContext against which the tracking is done.

clazz - The class name of the services to be tracked.

customizer - The customizer object to call when services are added, modified, or removed in this ServiceTracker. If customizer is null, then this ServiceTracker will be used as the ServiceTrackerCustomizer and this ServiceTracker will call the ServiceTrackerCustomizer methods on itself.

ServiceTracker

public ServiceTracker(BundleContext context,
                      Filter filter,
                      ServiceTrackerCustomizer customizer)

Create a ServiceTracker on the specified Filter object.

Services which match the specified Filter object will be tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Parameters:

context - The BundleContext against which the tracking is done.

filter - The Filter to select the services to be tracked.

customizer - The customizer object to call when services are added, modified, or removed in this ServiceTracker. If customizer is null, then this ServiceTracker will be used as the ServiceTrackerCustomizer and this ServiceTracker will call the ServiceTrackerCustomizer methods on itself.

Since:

1.1

Method Detail

open

public void open()

Open this ServiceTracker and begin tracking services.

This implementation calls open(false).

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the BundleContext with which this ServiceTracker was created is no longer valid.

See Also:

open(boolean)

open

public void open(boolean trackAllServices)

Open this ServiceTracker and begin tracking services.

Services which match the search criteria specified when this ServiceTracker was created are now tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Parameters:

trackAllServices - If true, then this ServiceTracker will track all matching services regardless of class loader accessibility. If false, then this ServiceTracker will only track matching services which are class loader accessible to the bundle whose BundleContext is used by this ServiceTracker.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the BundleContext with which this ServiceTracker was created is no longer valid.

Since:

1.3

close

public void close()

Close this ServiceTracker.

This method should be called when this ServiceTracker should end the tracking of services.

This implementation calls getServiceReferences() to get the list of tracked services to remove.

addingService

public java.lang.Object addingService(ServiceReference reference)

Default implementation of the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.addingService method.

This method is only called when this ServiceTracker has been constructed with a null ServiceTrackerCustomizer argument.

This implementation returns the result of calling getService on the BundleContext with which this ServiceTracker was created passing the specified ServiceReference.

This method can be overridden in a subclass to customize the service object to be tracked for the service being added. In that case, take care not to rely on the default implementation of removedService to unget the service.

Specified by:

addingService in interface ServiceTrackerCustomizer

Parameters:

reference - The reference to the service being added to this ServiceTracker.

Returns:

The service object to be tracked for the service added to this ServiceTracker.

See Also:

ServiceTrackerCustomizer.addingService(ServiceReference)

modifiedService

public void modifiedService(ServiceReference reference,
                            java.lang.Object service)

Default implementation of the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.modifiedService method.

This method is only called when this ServiceTracker has been constructed with a null ServiceTrackerCustomizer argument.

This implementation does nothing.

Specified by:

modifiedService in interface ServiceTrackerCustomizer

Parameters:

reference - The reference to modified service.

service - The service object for the modified service.

See Also:

ServiceTrackerCustomizer.modifiedService(ServiceReference, Object)

removedService

public void removedService(ServiceReference reference,
                           java.lang.Object service)

Default implementation of the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.removedService method.

This method is only called when this ServiceTracker has been constructed with a null ServiceTrackerCustomizer argument.

This implementation calls ungetService, on the BundleContext with which this ServiceTracker was created, passing the specified ServiceReference.

This method can be overridden in a subclass. If the default implementation of addingService method was used, this method must unget the service.

Specified by:

removedService in interface ServiceTrackerCustomizer

Parameters:

reference - The reference to removed service.

service - The service object for the removed service.

See Also:

ServiceTrackerCustomizer.removedService(ServiceReference, Object)

waitForService

public java.lang.Object waitForService(long timeout)
                                throws java.lang.InterruptedException

Wait for at least one service to be tracked by this ServiceTracker. This method will also return when this ServiceTracker is closed.

It is strongly recommended that waitForService is not used during the calling of the BundleActivator methods. BundleActivator methods are expected to complete in a short period of time.

This implementation calls getService() to determine if a service is being tracked.

Parameters:

timeout - The time interval in milliseconds to wait. If zero, the method will wait indefinitely.

Returns:

Returns the result of getService().

Throws:

java.lang.InterruptedException - If another thread has interrupted the current thread.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the value of timeout is negative.

getServiceReferences

public ServiceReference[] getServiceReferences()

Return an array of ServiceReferences for all services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Returns:

Array of ServiceReferences or null if no services are being tracked.

getServiceReference

public ServiceReference getServiceReference()

Returns a ServiceReference for one of the services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.

If multiple services are being tracked, the service with the highest ranking (as specified in its service.ranking property) is returned. If there is a tie in ranking, the service with the lowest service ID (as specified in its service.id property); that is, the service that was registered first is returned. This is the same algorithm used by BundleContext.getServiceReference.

This implementation calls getServiceReferences() to get the list of references for the tracked services.

Returns:

A ServiceReference or null if no services are being tracked.

Since:

1.1

getService

public java.lang.Object getService(ServiceReference reference)

Returns the service object for the specified ServiceReference if the specified referenced service is being tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Parameters:

reference - The reference to the desired service.

Returns:

A service object or null if the service referenced by the specified ServiceReference is not being tracked.

getServices

public java.lang.Object[] getServices()

Return an array of service objects for all services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.

This implementation calls getServiceReferences() to get the list of references for the tracked services and then calls getService(ServiceReference) for each reference to get the tracked service object.

Returns:

An array of service objects or null if no services are being tracked.

getService

public java.lang.Object getService()

Returns a service object for one of the services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.

If any services are being tracked, this implementation returns the result of calling getService(getServiceReference()).

Returns:

A service object or null if no services are being tracked.

remove

public void remove(ServiceReference reference)

Remove a service from this ServiceTracker. The specified service will be removed from this ServiceTracker. If the specified service was being tracked then the ServiceTrackerCustomizer.removedService method will be called for that service.

Parameters:

reference - The reference to the service to be removed.

size

public int size()

Return the number of services being tracked by this ServiceTracker.

Returns:

The number of services being tracked.

getTrackingCount

public int getTrackingCount()

Returns the tracking count for this ServiceTracker. The tracking count is initialized to 0 when this ServiceTracker is opened. Every time a service is added, modified or removed from this ServiceTracker, the tracking count is incremented.

The tracking count can be used to determine if this ServiceTracker has added, modified or removed a service by comparing a tracking count value previously collected with the current tracking count value. If the value has not changed, then no service has been added, modified or removed from this ServiceTracker since the previous tracking count was collected.

Returns:

The tracking count for this ServiceTracker or -1 if this ServiceTracker is not open.

Since:

1.2