package org.wamblee.system;

/**
 * Service descriptor providing a description and characteristics
 * of the provided service. 
 * 
 * NOTE: The current implemention only stores the type of the 
 * descriptor but his can be extended towards more complex rules
 * for matching services. 
 * 
 * Implementations must implement {@link #equals(Object)} and {@link #hashCode()}.
 *
 * @author Erik Brakkee
 */
public interface ServiceDescriptor {
	
	/**
	 * Symbolic name for the service as used by the subsystem.  
	 * @return Service name. 
	 */
	String getName();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the service type. 
	 * @return Service type. 
	 */
	Class[] getInterfaceTypes();
}