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[utils] / system / general / src / main / java / org / wamblee / system / core / ProvidedInterface.java

diff --git a/system/general/src/main/java/org/wamblee/system/core/ProvidedInterface.java b/system/general/src/main/java/org/wamblee/system/core/ProvidedInterface.java
index aa2621f7f017e70bbb8e8a4eb19f7f9e71fbabfd..46bf5f24528d143b9c1b488b32c56456f55d0631 100644 (file)
--- a/system/general/src/main/java/org/wamblee/system/core/ProvidedInterface.java
+++ b/system/general/src/main/java/org/wamblee/system/core/ProvidedInterface.java
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
  *  
  * @author Erik Brakkee
  */
-public interface ProvidedInterface {
-    
-       /**
-        * Symbolic name for the service as used by the subsystem.  
-        * @return Service name. 
-        */
-       String getName();
+public interface ProvidedInterface extends NamedInterface {
        
        /**
         * Returns the service type. 
@@ -37,11 +31,6 @@ public interface ProvidedInterface {
         */
        Class[] getInterfaceTypes();
 
-       /**
-        * Gets the unique if of the provided interface.   
-        */
-       String getUniqueId();
-
        /**
         * Publishes an implementation of the interface. The implementation must 
         * call {@link Scope#publishInterface(ProvidedInterface, Object)} to publish the
@@ -50,4 +39,13 @@ public interface ProvidedInterface {
         * @param aScope Scope in which to publish the implementation. 
         */
        void publish(Object aImplementation, Scope aScope);
+       
+       
+       /**
+        * 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. 
+        * @param aInterface Interface to compare to. 
+        * @return True if the current interface exceeds the given provided interface. 
+        */
+       boolean covers(ProvidedInterface aInterface); 
 }