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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 fe7f7d26..f09a5270 100644
--- 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. 
@@ -37,25 +31,12 @@ public interface ProvidedInterface {
 	 */
 	Class[] getInterfaceTypes();
 	
+	
 	/**
-	 * Sets a unique id of the provided interface to identify it within a given scope.
-	 * Will be called by the container as part of calling {@link #publish(Object, Scope)}. 
-	 * @param aId Unique id. 
-	 */
-	void setUniqueId(String aId);
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the unique if of the provided interface. This is set by the container
-	 * using {@link #setUniqueId(String)}.  
-	 */
-	String getUniqueId();
-
-	/**
-	 * Publishes an implementation of the interface. The implementation must 
-	 * call {@link Scope#publishInterface(ProvidedInterface, Object)} to publish the
-	 * interface implementation in a given scope.  
-	 * @param aImplementation Implementation to publish. 
-	 * @param aScope Scope in which to publish the implementation. 
+	 * 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. 
 	 */
-	void publish(Object aImplementation, Scope aScope);
+	boolean covers(ProvidedInterface aInterface); 
 }