| /* |
| * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2009, 2013). All Rights Reserved. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| |
| package org.osgi.service.remoteserviceadmin; |
| |
| import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType; |
| import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference; |
| |
| /** |
| * An Import Reference associates an active proxy service to a remote endpoint. |
| * |
| * The Import Reference can be used to reference an imported service. When the |
| * service is no longer imported, all methods must return {@code null}. |
| * |
| * @ThreadSafe |
| * @author $Id: e94afd28cf670b9558aed85f5345e798746aa902 $ |
| */ |
| @ProviderType |
| public interface ImportReference { |
| /** |
| * Return the Service Reference for the proxy for the endpoint. |
| * |
| * @return The Service Reference to the proxy for the endpoint. Must be |
| * {@code null} when the service is no longer imported. |
| */ |
| ServiceReference<?> getImportedService(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the Endpoint Description for the remote endpoint. |
| * |
| * @return The Endpoint Description for the remote endpoint. Must be |
| * {@code null} when the service is no longer imported. |
| */ |
| EndpointDescription getImportedEndpoint(); |
| } |