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package org.osgi.framework;

/**
 * Allows services to provide customized service objects in the OSGi
 * environment.
 * 
 * 

* When registering a service, a {@code ServiceFactory} object can be used * instead of a service object, so that the bundle developer can gain control of * the specific service object granted to a bundle that is using the service. * *

* When this happens, the {@code BundleContext.getService(ServiceReference)} * method calls the {@code ServiceFactory.getService} method to create a service * object specifically for the requesting bundle. The service object returned by * the {@code ServiceFactory} is cached by the Framework until the bundle * releases its use of the service. * *

* When the bundle's use count for the service is decremented to zero (including * the bundle stopping or the service being unregistered), the * {@code ServiceFactory.ungetService} method is called. * *

* {@code ServiceFactory} objects are only used by the Framework and are not * made available to other bundles in the OSGi environment. The Framework may * concurrently call a {@code ServiceFactory}. * * @param Type of Service * @see BundleContext#getService(ServiceReference) * @ThreadSafe * @version $Id: 535776e702ec5ace54f577218ff8f7920741558b $ */ public interface ServiceFactory { /** * Creates a new service object. * *

* The Framework invokes this method the first time the specified * {@code bundle} requests a service object using the * {@code BundleContext.getService(ServiceReference)} method. The service * factory can then return a specific service object for each bundle. * *

* The Framework must check that the returned service object is valid. If * the returned service object is {@code null} or is not an * {@code instanceof} all the classes named when the service was registered, * a framework event of type {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired * containing a service exception of type * {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_ERROR} and {@code null} is returned to * the bundle. If this method throws an exception, a framework event of type * {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired containing a service exception of * type {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_EXCEPTION} with the thrown exception * as the cause and {@code null} is returned to the bundle. If this method * is recursively called for the specified bundle, a framework event of type * {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired containing a service exception of * type {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_RECURSION} and {@code null} is * returned to the bundle. * *

* The Framework caches the valid service object and will return the same * service object on any future call to {@code BundleContext.getService} for * the specified bundle. This means the Framework must not allow this method * to be concurrently called for the specified bundle. * * @param bundle The bundle requesting the service. * @param registration The {@code ServiceRegistration} object for the * requested service. * @return A service object that must be an instance of all * the classes named when the service was registered. * @see BundleContext#getService(ServiceReference) */ public S getService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration registration); /** * Releases a service object. * *

* The Framework invokes this method when a service has been released by a * bundle. The service object may then be destroyed. * *

* If this method throws an exception, a framework event of type * {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired containing a service exception of * type {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_EXCEPTION} with the thrown exception * as the cause. * * @param bundle The bundle releasing the service. * @param registration The {@code ServiceRegistration} object for the * service being released. * @param service The service object returned by a previous call to the * {@link #getService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration) getService} * method. * @see BundleContext#ungetService(ServiceReference) */ public void ungetService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration registration, S service); }