/*
- * Copyright 2007 the original author or authors.
- *
+ * Copyright 2005-2010 the original author or authors.
+ *
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
+ *
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
+ *
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
package org.wamblee.system.core;
/**
- * DOCUMENT ME!
- *
+ *
* @author $author$
* @version $Revision: 1.6 $
- */
+ */
public interface RequiredInterface extends NamedInterface {
/**
- * DOCUMENT ME!
- *
+ *
* @return True iff the required interface is optional.
*/
boolean isOptional();
/**
* Checks if the service is provided by a given provided interface.
- *
- * @param aInterface Provided interface.
- *
+ *
+ * @param aInterface
+ * Provided interface.
+ *
* @return
*/
boolean implementedBy(ProvidedInterface aInterface);
/**
* Sets the provider of this interface.
- *
- * @param aProvider Provider.
+ *
+ * @param aProvider
+ * Provider.
*/
void setProvider(ProvidedInterface aProvider);
/**
* Gets the provider interface.
- *
+ *
* @return Provider or null if not set.
*/
ProvidedInterface getProvider();
/**
- * Determines if the requirements of the current interface are at
- * least those of the given required interface.
- *
- * @param aInterface DOCUMENT ME!
- *
- * @return DOCUMENT ME!
+ * Determines if the requirements of the current interface are at least
+ * those of the given required interface.
+ *
+ *
*/
boolean covers(RequiredInterface aInterface);
}