org.osgi.service.device
Interface Constants

public interface Constants

This interface defines standard names for property keys associated with Device and Driver services.

The values associated with these keys are of type java.lang.String, unless otherwise stated.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

Device, Driver

Consumers of this API must not implement this interface

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	DEVICE_CATEGORY Property (named "DEVICE_CATEGORY") containing a human readable description of the device categories implemented by a device.
static java.lang.String	DEVICE_DESCRIPTION Property (named "DEVICE_DESCRIPTION") containing a human readable string describing the actual hardware device.
static java.lang.String	DEVICE_SERIAL Property (named "DEVICE_SERIAL") specifying a device's serial number.
static java.lang.String	DRIVER_ID Property (named "DRIVER_ID") identifying a driver.

Field Detail

DRIVER_ID

static final java.lang.String DRIVER_ID

Property (named "DRIVER_ID") identifying a driver.

A DRIVER_ID should start with the reversed domain name of the company that implemented the driver (e.g., com.acme), and must meet the following requirements:

• It must be independent of the location from where it is obtained.
• It must be independent of the DriverLocator service that downloaded it.
• It must be unique.
• It must be different for different revisions of the same driver.

This property is mandatory, i.e., every Driver service must be registered with it.

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Constant Field Values

DEVICE_CATEGORY

static final java.lang.String DEVICE_CATEGORY

Property (named "DEVICE_CATEGORY") containing a human readable description of the device categories implemented by a device. This property is of type String[]

Services registered with this property will be treated as devices and discovered by the device manager

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Constant Field Values

DEVICE_SERIAL

static final java.lang.String DEVICE_SERIAL

Property (named "DEVICE_SERIAL") specifying a device's serial number.

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Constant Field Values

DEVICE_DESCRIPTION

static final java.lang.String DEVICE_DESCRIPTION

Property (named "DEVICE_DESCRIPTION") containing a human readable string describing the actual hardware device.

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Constant Field Values