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package org.osgi.namespace.extender;

import org.osgi.resource.Namespace;

/**
 * Extender Capability and Requirement Namespace.
 * 
 * 
 * This class defines the names for the attributes and directives for this
 * namespace. All unspecified capability attributes are of type {@code String}
 * and are used as arbitrary matching attributes for the capability. The values
 * associated with the specified directive and attribute keys are of type
 * {@code String}, unless otherwise indicated.
 * 
 * @Immutable
 * @author $Id: fe63b5bbba781062586546e3ee5a980323648746 $
 */
public final class ExtenderNamespace extends Namespace {

	/**
	 * Namespace name for extender capabilities and requirements.
	 * 
	 * 
	 * Also, the capability attribute used to specify the name of the extender.
	 */
	public static final String	EXTENDER_NAMESPACE							= "osgi.extender";

	/**
	 * The capability attribute contains the {@code Version} of the
	 * specification of the extender. The value of this attribute must be of
	 * type {@code Version}.
	 */
	public final static String	CAPABILITY_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE				= "version";

	/**
	 * The capability attribute contains the {@code Version} of the bundle
	 * implementing the extender if one is specified or {@code 0.0.0} if not
	 * specified. The value of this attribute must be of type {@code Version}.
	 */
	public static final String	CAPABILITY_BUNDLE_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE			= "bundle-version";

	/**
	 * The capability attribute contains the symbolic name of the bundle
	 * providing the extender.
	 */
	public final static String	CAPABILITY_BUNDLE_SYMBOLICNAME_ATTRIBUTE	= "bundle-symbolic-name";

	private ExtenderNamespace() {
		// empty
	}
}