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package org.osgi.resource;
import java.util.List;
/**
* A resource is the representation of a uniquely identified and typed data. A
* resource declares requirements that need to be satisfied by capabilities
* before it can provide its capabilities.
*
*
* 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: 40958d5777ee269d27d58e9f646a4c91bcc6daa4 $
*/
public interface Resource {
/**
* Returns the capabilities declared by this resource.
*
* @param namespace The namespace of the declared capabilities to return or
* {@code null} to return the declared capabilities from all
* namespaces.
* @return An unmodifiable list containing the declared {@link Capability}s
* from the specified namespace. The returned list will be empty if
* this resource declares no capabilities in the specified
* namespace.
*/
List getCapabilities(String namespace);
/**
* Returns the requirements declared by this bundle resource.
*
* @param namespace The namespace of the declared requirements to return or
* {@code null} to return the declared requirements from all
* namespaces.
* @return An unmodifiable list containing the declared {@link Requirement}
* s from the specified namespace. The returned list will be empty
* if this resource declares no requirements in the specified
* namespace.
*/
List getRequirements(String namespace);
/**
* Compares this {@code Resource} to another {@code Resource}.
*
*
* This {@code Resource} is equal to another {@code Resource} if both have
* the same content and come from the same location. Location may be defined
* as the bundle location if the resource is an installed bundle or the
* repository location if the resource is in a repository.
*
* @param obj The object to compare against this {@code Resource}.
* @return {@code true} if this {@code Resource} is equal to the other
* object; {@code false} otherwise.
*/
boolean equals(Object obj);
/**
* Returns the hashCode of this {@code Resource}.
*
* @return The hashCode of this {@code Resource}.
*/
int hashCode();
}