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);
}