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package org.osgi.framework;

import java.util.Dictionary;

/**
 * A registered service.
 * 
 * 

* The Framework returns a {@code ServiceRegistration} object when a * {@code BundleContext.registerService} method invocation is successful. The * {@code ServiceRegistration} object is for the private use of the registering * bundle and should not be shared with other bundles. *

* The {@code ServiceRegistration} object may be used to update the properties * of the service or to unregister the service. * * @param Type of Service. * @see BundleContext#registerService(String[],Object,Dictionary) * @ThreadSafe * @noimplement * @version $Id: a84248da0db0538708d2394a9478153e06b8afb9 $ */ public interface ServiceRegistration { /** * Returns a {@code ServiceReference} object for a service being registered. *

* The {@code ServiceReference} object may be shared with other bundles. * * @throws IllegalStateException If this {@code ServiceRegistration} object * has already been unregistered. * @return {@code ServiceReference} object. */ public ServiceReference getReference(); /** * Updates the properties associated with a service. * *

* The {@link Constants#OBJECTCLASS} and {@link Constants#SERVICE_ID} keys * cannot be modified by this method. These values are set by the Framework * when the service is registered in the OSGi environment. * *

* The following steps are required to modify service properties: *

    *
  1. The service's properties are replaced with the provided properties. *
  2. A service event of type {@link ServiceEvent#MODIFIED} is fired. *
* * @param properties The properties for this service. See {@link Constants} * for a list of standard service property keys. Changes should not * be made to this object after calling this method. To update the * service's properties this method should be called again. * * @throws IllegalStateException If this {@code ServiceRegistration} object * has already been unregistered. * @throws IllegalArgumentException If {@code properties} contains case * variants of the same key name. */ public void setProperties(Dictionary properties); /** * Unregisters a service. Remove a {@code ServiceRegistration} object from * the Framework service registry. All {@code ServiceReference} objects * associated with this {@code ServiceRegistration} object can no longer be * used to interact with the service once unregistration is complete. * *

* The following steps are required to unregister a service: *

    *
  1. The service is removed from the Framework service registry so that it * can no longer be obtained. *
  2. A service event of type {@link ServiceEvent#UNREGISTERING} is fired * so that bundles using this service can release their use of the service. * Once delivery of the service event is complete, the * {@code ServiceReference} objects for the service may no longer be used to * get a service object for the service. *
  3. For each bundle whose use count for this service is greater than * zero:
    * The bundle's use count for this service is set to zero.
    * If the service was registered with a {@link ServiceFactory} object, the * {@code ServiceFactory.ungetService} method is called to release the * service object for the bundle. *
* * @throws IllegalStateException If this {@code ServiceRegistration} object * has already been unregistered. * @see BundleContext#ungetService(ServiceReference) * @see ServiceFactory#ungetService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration, Object) */ public void unregister(); }