org.osgi.framework
Class BundlePermission

java.lang.Object
  java.security.Permission
      java.security.BasicPermission
          org.osgi.framework.BundlePermission

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.security.Guard, java.io.Serializable

public final class BundlePermission

extends java.security.BasicPermission

A bundle's authority to require or provide a bundle or to receive or attach fragments.

A bundle symbolic name defines a unique fully qualified name.

For example:

 
 org.osgi.example.bundle
 
 

BundlePermission has four actions: PROVIDE, REQUIRE,HOST, and FRAGMENT. The PROVIDE action implies the REQUIRE action.

Since:

1.3

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	FRAGMENT The action string fragment.
static java.lang.String	HOST The action string host.
static java.lang.String	PROVIDE The action string provide.
static java.lang.String	REQUIRE The action string require.

Constructor Summary

BundlePermission(java.lang.String symbolicName, java.lang.String actions)
Defines the authority to provide and/or require and or specify a host fragment symbolic name within the OSGi environment.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Determines the equality of two BundlePermission objects.
java.lang.String	getActions() Returns the canonical string representation of the BundlePermission actions.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code value for this object.
boolean	implies(java.security.Permission p) Determines if the specified permission is implied by this object.
java.security.PermissionCollection	newPermissionCollection() Returns a new PermissionCollection object suitable for storing BundlePermission objects.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Permission

checkGuard, getName, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PROVIDE

public static final java.lang.String PROVIDE

The action string provide.

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Constant Field Values

REQUIRE

public static final java.lang.String REQUIRE

The action string require.

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Constant Field Values

HOST

public static final java.lang.String HOST

The action string host.

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Constant Field Values

FRAGMENT

public static final java.lang.String FRAGMENT

The action string fragment.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

BundlePermission

public BundlePermission(java.lang.String symbolicName,
                        java.lang.String actions)

Defines the authority to provide and/or require and or specify a host fragment symbolic name within the OSGi environment.

Bundle Permissions are granted over all possible versions of a bundle. A bundle that needs to provide a bundle must have the appropriate BundlePermission for the symbolic name; a bundle that requires a bundle must have the appropriate BundlePermssion for that symbolic name; a bundle that specifies a fragment host must have the appropriate BundlePermission for that symbolic name.

Parameters:

symbolicName - the bundle symbolic name.

actions - PROVIDE,REQUIRE, HOST,FRAGMENT (canonical order).

Method Detail

implies

public boolean implies(java.security.Permission p)

Determines if the specified permission is implied by this object.

This method checks that the symbolic name of the target is implied by the symbolic name of this object. The list of BundlePermission actions must either match or allow for the list of the target object to imply the target BundlePermission action.

The permission to provide a bundle implies the permission to require the named symbolic name.

       x.y.*,"provide" -> x.y.z,"provide" is true
       *,"require" -> x.y, "require"      is true
       *,"provide" -> x.y, "require"      is true
       x.y,"provide" -> x.y.z, "provide"  is false
 

Parameters:

p - The target permission to interrogate.

Returns:

true if the specified BundlePermission action is implied by this object; false otherwise.

getActions

public java.lang.String getActions()

Returns the canonical string representation of the BundlePermission actions.

Always returns present BundlePermission actions in the following order: PROVIDE,REQUIRE, HOST,FRAGMENT.

Returns:

Canonical string representation of the BundlePermission actions.

newPermissionCollection

public java.security.PermissionCollection newPermissionCollection()

Returns a new PermissionCollection object suitable for storing BundlePermission objects.

Returns:

A new PermissionCollection object.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Determines the equality of two BundlePermission objects. This method checks that specified bundle has the same bundle symbolic name and BundlePermission actions as this BundlePermission object.

Parameters:

obj - The object to test for equality with this BundlePermission object.

Returns:

true if obj is a BundlePermission, and has the same bundle symbolic name and actions as this BundlePermission object; false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hash code value for this object.

Returns:

A hash code value for this object.