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package org.osgi.resource;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* A requirement that has been declared from a {@link Resource} .
*
*
* 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
* @version $Id: 212b26179910f98fd2c59c3e1e7dd0d086f42b5d $
*/
public interface Requirement {
/**
* Returns the namespace of this requirement.
*
* @return The namespace of this requirement.
*/
String getNamespace();
/**
* Returns the directives of this requirement.
*
* @return An unmodifiable map of directive names to directive values for
* this requirement, or an empty map if this requirement has no
* directives.
*/
Map getDirectives();
/**
* Returns the attributes of this requirement.
*
*
* Requirement attributes have no specified semantics and are considered
* extra user defined information.
*
* @return An unmodifiable map of attribute names to attribute values for
* this requirement, or an empty map if this requirement has no
* attributes.
*/
Map getAttributes();
/**
* Returns the resource declaring this requirement.
*
* @return The resource declaring this requirement. This can be {@code null}
* if this requirement is synthesized.
*/
Resource getResource();
/**
* Compares this {@code Requirement} to another {@code Requirement}.
*
*
* This {@code Requirement} is equal to another {@code Requirement} if they
* have the same namespace, directives and attributes and are declared by
* the same resource.
*
* @param obj The object to compare against this {@code Requirement}.
* @return {@code true} if this {@code Requirement} is equal to the other
* object; {@code false} otherwise.
*/
boolean equals(Object obj);
/**
* Returns the hashCode of this {@code Requirement}.
*
* @return The hashCode of this {@code Requirement}.
*/
int hashCode();
}