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package org.osgi.service.device;
/**
* This interface defines standard names for property keys associated with
* {@link Device} and {@link Driver} services.
*
*
* The values associated with these keys are of type {@code java.lang.String},
* unless otherwise stated.
*
* @noimplement
* @version $Id: 58acb0b3339b5db94bb014d32f4eeb360a394fd4 $
* @since 1.1
* @see Device
* @see Driver
*/
public interface Constants {
/**
* Property (named "DRIVER_ID") identifying a driver.
*
*
* A {@code DRIVER_ID} should start with the reversed domain name of the
* company that implemented the driver (e.g., {@code com.acme}), and
* must meet the following requirements:
*
*
* - It must be independent of the location from where it is obtained.
*
- It must be independent of the {@link DriverLocator} service that
* downloaded it.
*
- It must be unique.
*
- It must be different for different revisions of the same driver.
*
*
*
* This property is mandatory, i.e., every {@code Driver} service must be
* registered with it.
*/
public static final String DRIVER_ID = "DRIVER_ID";
/**
* Property (named "DEVICE_CATEGORY") containing a human readable
* description of the device categories implemented by a device. This
* property is of type {@code String[]}
*
*
* Services registered with this property will be treated as devices and
* discovered by the device manager
*/
public static final String DEVICE_CATEGORY = "DEVICE_CATEGORY";
/**
* Property (named "DEVICE_SERIAL") specifying a device's serial
* number.
*/
public static final String DEVICE_SERIAL = "DEVICE_SERIAL";
/**
* Property (named "DEVICE_DESCRIPTION") containing a human
* readable string describing the actual hardware device.
*/
public static final String DEVICE_DESCRIPTION = "DEVICE_DESCRIPTION";
}