org.apache.polygene.api.service

Interface ServiceReference<T>

All Superinterfaces:

ActivationEventListenerRegistration, HasTypes, Identifiable, MetaInfoHolder

public interface ServiceReference<T>
extends HasTypes, ActivationEventListenerRegistration, MetaInfoHolder, Identifiable

From a ServiceReference you can access and modify metadata about a service. You can also access the actual service through get(), that can then be invoked.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	get()
boolean	isActive()
boolean	isAvailable()
ModelDescriptor	model()

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.polygene.api.type.HasTypes

hasType, types

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.polygene.api.activation.ActivationEventListenerRegistration

deregisterActivationEventListener, registerActivationEventListener

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.polygene.api.structure.MetaInfoHolder

metaInfo

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.polygene.api.identity.Identifiable

identity

Method Detail

get

T get()

Returns:

the actual service

isActive

boolean isActive()

Returns:

TRUE if the service is active, otherwise return FALSE

isAvailable

boolean isAvailable()

Returns:

TRUE if the service is available, otherwise return FALSE

model

ModelDescriptor model()

Returns:

the ServiceModel of the service referenced by this ServiceReference.