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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * Metadata for a reference to another component managed by the Blueprint
 * Container.
 * 
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @author $Id: 86f3b89d543e2fd199b0e193b8fc645adc6570fa $
 */
@ConsumerType
public interface RefMetadata extends Target, NonNullMetadata {
	/**
	 * Return the id of the referenced component.
	 * 
	 * This is specified by the {@code component-id} attribute of a component.
	 * 
	 * @return The id of the referenced component.
	 */
	String getComponentId();
}