org.wamblee.system.core

Interface ProvidedInterface

All Superinterfaces:

NamedInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultProvidedInterface

public interface ProvidedInterface
extends NamedInterface

Represents an interface provided by a component. Different component objects should never share ProvidedInterface instances!

Author:

Erik Brakkee

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	covers(ProvidedInterface aInterface) Determines whether the current provided interface exceeds the given provided interface.
Class[]	getInterfaceTypes() Returns the service type.

Methods inherited from interface org.wamblee.system.core.NamedInterface

getName

Method Detail

getInterfaceTypes

Class[] getInterfaceTypes()

Returns the service type.

Returns:

Service type.

covers

boolean covers(ProvidedInterface aInterface)

Determines whether the current provided interface exceeds the given provided interface. In other words if it can provide at least what the given provided interface can provide.

Parameters:

aInterface - Interface to compare to.

Returns:

True if the current interface exceeds the given provided interface.