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package org.osgi.service.wireadmin;

import java.util.Dictionary;

/**
 * A connection between a Producer service and a Consumer service.
 * 
 * 

* A {@code Wire} object connects a Producer service to a Consumer service. Both * the Producer and Consumer services are identified by their unique * {@code service.pid} values. The Producer and Consumer services may * communicate with each other via {@code Wire} objects that connect them. The * Producer service may send updated values to the Consumer service by calling * the {@link #update(Object)} method. The Consumer service may request an * updated value from the Producer service by calling the {@link #poll()} * method. * *

* A Producer service and a Consumer service may be connected through multiple * {@code Wire} objects. * *

* Security Considerations. {@code Wire} objects are available to Producer and * Consumer services connected to a given {@code Wire} object and to bundles * which can access the {@code WireAdmin} service. A bundle must have * {@code ServicePermission[WireAdmin,GET]} to get the {@code WireAdmin} service * to access all {@code Wire} objects. A bundle registering a Producer service * or a Consumer service must have the appropriate * {@code ServicePermission[Consumer|Producer,REGISTER]} to register the service * and will be passed {@code Wire} objects when the service object's * {@code consumersConnected} or {@code producersConnected} method is called. * *

* Scope. Each Wire object can have a scope set with the {@code setScope} * method. This method should be called by a Consumer service when it assumes a * Producer service that is composite (supports multiple information items). The * names in the scope must be verified by the {@code Wire} object before it is * used in communication. The semantics of the names depend on the Producer * service and must not be interpreted by the Wire Admin service. * * @noimplement * @author $Id: de75c27d506f78112bce8a5289137ba5c0874344 $ */ public interface Wire { /** * Return the state of this {@code Wire} object. * *

* A connected {@code Wire} must always be disconnected before becoming * invalid. * * @return {@code false} if this {@code Wire} object is invalid because it * has been deleted via {@link WireAdmin#deleteWire(Wire)}; * {@code true} otherwise. */ public boolean isValid(); /** * Return the connection state of this {@code Wire} object. * *

* A {@code Wire} is connected after the Wire Admin service receives * notification that the Producer service and the Consumer service for this * {@code Wire} object are both registered. This method will return * {@code true} prior to notifying the Producer and Consumer services via * calls to their respective {@code consumersConnected} and * {@code producersConnected} methods. *

* A {@code WireAdminEvent} of type {@link WireAdminEvent#WIRE_CONNECTED} * must be broadcast by the Wire Admin service when the {@code Wire} becomes * connected. * *

* A {@code Wire} object is disconnected when either the Consumer or * Producer service is unregistered or the {@code Wire} object is deleted. *

* A {@code WireAdminEvent} of type {@link WireAdminEvent#WIRE_DISCONNECTED} * must be broadcast by the Wire Admin service when the {@code Wire} becomes * disconnected. * * @return {@code true} if both the Producer and Consumer for this * {@code Wire} object are connected to the {@code Wire} object; * {@code false} otherwise. */ public boolean isConnected(); /** * Return the list of data types understood by the Consumer service * connected to this {@code Wire} object. Note that subclasses of the * classes in this list are acceptable data types as well. * *

* The list is the value of the * {@link WireConstants#WIREADMIN_CONSUMER_FLAVORS} service property of the * Consumer service object connected to this object. If no such property was * registered or the type of the property value is not {@code Class[]}, this * method must return {@code null}. * * @return An array containing the list of classes understood by the * Consumer service or {@code null} if the {@code Wire} is not * connected, or the consumer did not register a * {@link WireConstants#WIREADMIN_CONSUMER_FLAVORS} property or the * value of the property is not of type {@code Class[]}. */ public Class[] getFlavors(); /** * Update the value. * *

* This methods is called by the Producer service to notify the Consumer * service connected to this {@code Wire} object of an updated value. *

* If the properties of this {@code Wire} object contain a * {@link WireConstants#WIREADMIN_FILTER} property, then filtering is * performed. If the Producer service connected to this {@code Wire} object * was registered with the service property * {@link WireConstants#WIREADMIN_PRODUCER_FILTERS}, the Producer service * will perform the filtering according to the rules specified for the * filter. Otherwise, this {@code Wire} object will perform the filtering of * the value. *

* If no filtering is done, or the filter indicates the updated value should * be delivered to the Consumer service, then this {@code Wire} object must * call the {@link Consumer#updated(Wire, Object)} method with the updated * value. If this {@code Wire} object is not connected, then the Consumer * service must not be called and the value is ignored. *

* If the value is an {@code Envelope} object, and the scope name is not * permitted, then the {@code Wire} object must ignore this call and not * transfer the object to the Consumer service. * *

* A {@code WireAdminEvent} of type {@link WireAdminEvent#WIRE_TRACE} must * be broadcast by the Wire Admin service after the Consumer service has * been successfully called. * * @param value The updated value. The value should be an instance of one of * the types returned by {@link #getFlavors()}. * @see WireConstants#WIREADMIN_FILTER */ public void update(Object value); /** * Poll for an updated value. * *

* This methods is normally called by the Consumer service to request an * updated value from the Producer service connected to this {@code Wire} * object. This {@code Wire} object will call the * {@link Producer#polled(Wire)} method to obtain an updated value. If this * {@code Wire} object is not connected, then the Producer service must not * be called. *

* * If this {@code Wire} object has a scope, then this method must return an * array of {@code Envelope} objects. The objects returned must match the * scope of this object. The {@code Wire} object must remove all * {@code Envelope} objects with a scope name that is not in the * {@code Wire} object's scope. Thus, the list of objects returned must only * contain {@code Envelope} objects with a permitted scope name. If the * array becomes empty, {@code null} must be returned. * *

* A {@code WireAdminEvent} of type {@link WireAdminEvent#WIRE_TRACE} must * be broadcast by the Wire Admin service after the Producer service has * been successfully called. * * @return A value whose type should be one of the types returned by * {@link #getFlavors()},{@code Envelope[]}, or {@code null} if the * {@code Wire} object is not connected, the Producer service threw * an exception, or the Producer service returned a value which is * not an instance of one of the types returned by * {@link #getFlavors()}. */ public Object poll(); /** * Return the last value sent through this {@code Wire} object. * *

* The returned value is the most recent, valid value passed to the * {@link #update(Object)} method or returned by the {@link #poll()} method * of this object. If filtering is performed by this {@code Wire} object, * this methods returns the last value provided by the Producer service. * This value may be an {@code Envelope[]} when the Producer service uses * scoping. If the return value is an Envelope object (or array), it must be * verified that the Consumer service has the proper WirePermission to see * it. * * @return The last value passed though this {@code Wire} object or * {@code null} if no valid values have been passed or the Consumer * service has no permission. */ public Object getLastValue(); /** * Return the wire properties for this {@code Wire} object. * * @return The properties for this {@code Wire} object. The returned * {@code Dictionary} must be read only. */ public Dictionary getProperties(); /** * Return the calculated scope of this {@code Wire} object. * * The purpose of the {@code Wire} object's scope is to allow a Producer * and/or Consumer service to produce/consume different types over a single * {@code Wire} object (this was deemed necessary for efficiency reasons). * Both the Consumer service and the Producer service must set an array of * scope names (their scope) with the service registration property * {@code WIREADMIN_PRODUCER_SCOPE}, or {@code WIREADMIN_CONSUMER_SCOPE} * when they can produce multiple types. If a Producer service can produce * different types, it should set this property to the array of scope names * it can produce, the Consumer service must set the array of scope names it * can consume. The scope of a {@code Wire} object is defined as the * intersection of permitted scope names of the Producer service and * Consumer service. *

* If neither the Consumer, or the Producer service registers scope names * with its service registration, then the {@code Wire} object's scope must * be {@code null}. *

* The {@code Wire} object's scope must not change when a Producer or * Consumer services modifies its scope. *

* A scope name is permitted for a Producer service when the registering * bundle has {@code WirePermission[name,PRODUCE]}, and for a Consumer * service when the registering bundle has * {@code WirePermission[name,CONSUME]}. *

* If either Consumer service or Producer service has not set a * {@code WIREADMIN_*_SCOPE} property, then the returned value must be * {@code null}. *

* If the scope is set, the {@code Wire} object must enforce the scope names * when {@code Envelope} objects are used as a parameter to update or * returned from the {@code poll} method. The {@code Wire} object must then * remove all {@code Envelope} objects with a scope name that is not * permitted. * * @return A list of permitted scope names or null if the Produce or * Consumer service has set no scope names. */ public String[] getScope(); /** * Return true if the given name is in this {@code Wire} object's scope. * * @param name The scope name * @return true if the name is listed in the permitted scope names */ public boolean hasScope(String name); }





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