- /**
- * Name for the interface.
- */
- public String getName();
-
- /**
- * Checks if the service is provided by a given provided interface.
- * @param aInterface Provided interface.
- * @return
- */
- boolean implementedBy(ProvidedInterface aInterface);
-
- /**
- * Sets the provider of this interface.
- * @param aProvider Provider.
- */
- void setProvider(ProvidedInterface aProvider);
-
- /**
- * Gets the provider interface.
- * @return Provider or null if not set.
- */
- ProvidedInterface getProvider();
-
- /**
- * Gets the implementation of the required interface.
- * @param <T>
- * @param aClass Interface type.
- * @return Interface implementation or null if not known yet.
- */
- <T> T getImplementation(Class<T> aClass);
+ /**
+ * Checks if the service is provided by a given provided interface.
+ *
+ * @param aInterface Provided interface.
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ boolean implementedBy(ProvidedInterface aInterface);
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the provider of this interface.
+ *
+ * @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!
+ */
+ boolean covers(RequiredInterface aInterface);