/*
- * Copyright 2008 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.
*/
package org.wamblee.system.core;
+import java.util.List;
+
/**
- * A scope represents a set of running services and the runtime information for the
- * started components and is (usually) the result of
- * starting a container.
+ * A scope represents a set of running services and the runtime information for
+ * the started components and is (usually) the result of starting a container.
*
* @author Erik Brakkee
*/
public interface Scope {
-
- /**
- * Gets the provided interfaces by this scope.
- * @return Provided interfaces.
- */
- ProvidedInterface[] getProvidedInterfaces();
-
- /**
- * Adds a key value pair to the scope.
- * @param aKey Key
- * @param aValue Value.
- */
- void put(String aKey, Object aValue);
-
- /**
- * Retrieves a value for the key.
- * @param aKey Key.
- * @return Value.
- */
- Object get(String aKey);
-
- /**
- * Adds the runtime of a started component.
- * @param aComponent Component.
- * @param aRuntime Runtime.
- */
- void addRuntime(Component aComponent, Object aRuntime);
-
- /**
- * Publishes an implementation of a provided interface.
- * @param aComponent Component that provides the interface.
- * @param aInterface Interface that is provided.
- * @param aImplementation Implementation of the interface.
- * @return Returns a unique id of the published interface.
- */
- void publishInterface(ProvidedInterface aInterface, Object aImplementation);
-
- /**
- * Retrieves an implementation of a provided interface.
- * @param aProvided Provided interface. If it is null then null is returned.
- * @param aType Type of implementation that is expected.
- * @return Retrieved interface.
- */
- <T> T getInterfaceImplementation(ProvidedInterface aProvided, Class<T> aType );
+ /**
+ * Gets the provided interfaces by this scope.
+ *
+ * @return Provided interfaces.
+ */
+ List<ProvidedInterface> getProvidedInterfaces();
+
+ /**
+ * Adds a key value pair to the scope.
+ *
+ * @param aKey
+ * Key
+ * @param aValue
+ * Value.
+ */
+ void put(String aKey, Object aValue);
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieves a value for the key.
+ *
+ * @param aKey
+ * Key.
+ *
+ * @return Value.
+ */
+ Object get(String aKey);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds the runtime of a started component.
+ *
+ * @param aComponent
+ * Component.
+ * @param aRuntime
+ * Runtime.
+ */
+ void addRuntime(Component aComponent, Object aRuntime);
+
+ /**
+ * Publishes an implementation of a provided interface.
+ *
+ * @param aInterface
+ * Interface that is provided.
+ * @param aImplementation
+ * Implementation of the interface.
+ */
+ void publishInterface(ProvidedInterface aInterface, Object aImplementation);
+
+ <T> T getInterfaceImplementation(ProvidedInterface aProvided, Class<T> aType);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the runtime for a component.
+ *
+ * @param aComponent
+ * Component for which we want to get the runtime.
+ *
+ * @return Runtime.
+ */
+ Object getRuntime(Component aComponent);
- /**
- * Gets the runtime for a component.
- * @param aComponent Component for which we want to get the runtime.
- * @return Runtime.
- */
- Object getRuntime(Component aComponent);
-
- /**
- * Gets the runtime for a component based on the name of the component
- * (excluding its context).
- * @param aName Component name.
- * @return Component name.
- */
- Object getRuntime(String aName);
+ /**
+ * Gets the runtime for a component based on the name of the component
+ * (excluding its context).
+ *
+ * @param aName
+ * Component name.
+ *
+ * @return Component name.
+ */
+ Object getRuntime(String aName);
}