org.osgi.resource
Interface Wire

All Known Subinterfaces:

BundleWire

public interface Wire

A wire connecting a Capability to a Requirement.

Instances of this type must be effectively immutable. That is, for a given instance of this interface, the methods defined by this interface must always return the same result.

ThreadSafe

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Compares this Wire to another Wire.
Capability	getCapability() Returns the Capability for this wire.
Resource	getProvider() Returns the resource providing the capability.
Requirement	getRequirement() Returns the Requirement for this wire.
Resource	getRequirer() Returns the resource who requires the capability.
int	hashCode() Returns the hashCode of this Wire.

Method Detail

getCapability

Capability getCapability()

Returns the Capability for this wire.

Returns:

The Capability for this wire.

getRequirement

Requirement getRequirement()

Returns the Requirement for this wire.

Returns:

The Requirement for this wire.

getProvider

Resource getProvider()

Returns the resource providing the capability.

The returned resource may differ from the resource referenced by the capability.

Returns:

The resource providing the capability.

getRequirer

Resource getRequirer()

Returns the resource who requires the capability.

The returned resource may differ from the resource referenced by the requirement.

Returns:

The resource who requires the capability.

equals

boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Compares this Wire to another Wire.

This Wire is equal to another Wire if they have the same capability, requirement, provider and requirer.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - The object to compare against this Wire.

Returns:

true if this Wire is equal to the other object; false otherwise.

hashCode

int hashCode()

Returns the hashCode of this Wire.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

The hashCode of this Wire.