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package org.osgi.resource;
/**
* Capability and Requirement Namespaces base class.
*
*
* This class is the common class shared by all OSGi defined namespaces. It
* defines the names for the common attributes and directives for the OSGi
* specified namespaces.
*
*
* The OSGi Alliance reserves the right to extend the set of directives and
* attributes which have specified semantics for all of the specified
* namespaces.
*
*
* The values associated with these keys are of type {@code String}, unless
* otherwise indicated.
*
* @Immutable
* @version $Id: 43c9ff5cea19546d71c4703db71a2b5070a3f2fa $
*/
public abstract class Namespace {
/**
* The capability directive used to specify the comma separated list of
* package names used by a capability.
*/
public final static String CAPABILITY_USES_DIRECTIVE = "uses";
/**
* The capability directive used to specify the effective time for the
* capability. The default value is {@link #EFFECTIVE_RESOLVE resolve}.
*
* @see #EFFECTIVE_RESOLVE resolve
* @see #EFFECTIVE_ACTIVE active
*/
public final static String CAPABILITY_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE = "effective";
/**
* The requirement directive used to specify a capability filter. This
* filter is used to match against a capability's attributes.
*/
public final static String REQUIREMENT_FILTER_DIRECTIVE = "filter";
/**
* The requirement directive used to specify the resolution type for a
* requirement. The default value is {@link #RESOLUTION_MANDATORY mandatory}
* .
*
* @see #RESOLUTION_MANDATORY mandatory
* @see #RESOLUTION_OPTIONAL optional
*/
public final static String REQUIREMENT_RESOLUTION_DIRECTIVE = "resolution";
/**
* The directive value identifying a mandatory requirement resolution type.
* A mandatory resolution type indicates that the requirement must be
* resolved when the resource is resolved. If such a requirement cannot be
* resolved, the resource fails to resolve.
*
* @see #REQUIREMENT_RESOLUTION_DIRECTIVE
*/
public final static String RESOLUTION_MANDATORY = "mandatory";
/**
* The directive value identifying an optional requirement resolution type.
* An optional resolution type indicates that the requirement is optional
* and the resource may be resolved without the requirement being resolved.
*
* @see #REQUIREMENT_RESOLUTION_DIRECTIVE
*/
public final static String RESOLUTION_OPTIONAL = "optional";
/**
* The requirement directive used to specify the effective time for the
* requirement. The default value is {@link #EFFECTIVE_RESOLVE resolve}.
*
* @see #EFFECTIVE_RESOLVE resolve
* @see #EFFECTIVE_ACTIVE active
*/
public final static String REQUIREMENT_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE = "effective";
/**
* The directive value identifying a {@link #CAPABILITY_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE
* capability} or {@link #REQUIREMENT_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE requirement} that
* is effective at resolve time. Capabilities and requirements with an
* effective time of resolve are the only capabilities which are processed
* while resolving a resource.
*
* @see #REQUIREMENT_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE
* @see #CAPABILITY_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE
*/
public final static String EFFECTIVE_RESOLVE = "resolve";
/**
* The directive value identifying a {@link #CAPABILITY_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE
* capability} or {@link #REQUIREMENT_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE requirement} that
* is effective at active time. Capabilities and requirements with an
* effective time of active are ignored while resolving a resource.
*
* @see #REQUIREMENT_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE
* @see #CAPABILITY_EFFECTIVE_DIRECTIVE
*/
public final static String EFFECTIVE_ACTIVE = "active";
/**
* The requirement directive used to specify the cardinality for a
* requirement. The default value is {@link #CARDINALITY_SINGLE single}.
*
* @see #CARDINALITY_MULTIPLE multiple
* @see #CARDINALITY_SINGLE single
*/
public final static String REQUIREMENT_CARDINALITY_DIRECTIVE = "cardinality";
/**
* The directive value identifying a multiple
* {@link #REQUIREMENT_CARDINALITY_DIRECTIVE cardinality} type.
*
* @see #REQUIREMENT_CARDINALITY_DIRECTIVE
*/
public final static String CARDINALITY_MULTIPLE = "multiple";
/**
* The directive value identifying a
* {@link #REQUIREMENT_CARDINALITY_DIRECTIVE cardinality} type of single.
*
* @see #REQUIREMENT_CARDINALITY_DIRECTIVE
*/
public final static String CARDINALITY_SINGLE = "single";
/**
* Protected constructor for Namespace sub-types.
*/
protected Namespace() {
// empty
}
}