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/*
* $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.framework/src/org/osgi/framework/Configurable.java,v 1.8 2005/07/30 02:22:41 hargrave Exp $
*
* Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2000, 2005). All Rights Reserved.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
* terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this
* distribution, and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
*/
package org.osgi.framework;
/**
* Supports a configuration object.
*
* <p>
* <code>Configurable</code> is an interface that should be used by a bundle
* developer in support of a configurable service. Bundles that need to
* configure a service may test to determine if the service object is an
* <code>instanceof Configurable</code>.
*
* @version $Revision: 1.8 $
* @deprecated Since 1.2. Please use Configuration Admin service.
*/
public interface Configurable {
/**
* Returns this service's configuration object.
*
* <p>
* Services implementing <code>Configurable</code> should take care when
* returning a service configuration object since this object is probably
* sensitive.
* <p>
* If the Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, it is recommended
* that the caller is checked for some appropriate permission before
* returning the configuration object.
*
* @return The configuration object for this service.
* @throws java.lang.SecurityException If the caller does not have an
* appropriate permission and the Java Runtime Environment supports
* permissions.
* @deprecated Since 1.2. Please use Configuration Admin service.
*/
public Object getConfigurationObject();
}