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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;
/**
* Metadata for a reference that will bind to a single matching service in the
* service registry.
*
*
* This is specified by the reference element.
*
* @ThreadSafe
* @version $Revision: 7563 $
*/
public interface ReferenceMetadata extends Target, ServiceReferenceMetadata {
/**
* Return the timeout for service invocations when a backing service is is
* unavailable.
*
* This is specified by the timeout attribute of the reference.
*
* @return The timeout, in milliseconds, for service invocations when a
* backing service is is unavailable.
*/
long getTimeout();
}