org.osgi.framework.wiring

Interface BundleCapability

All Superinterfaces:

Capability

public interface BundleCapability
extends Capability

A capability that has been declared from a bundle revision.

Version:

$Id: 8b31e9d8c679fb43c586e1b6a464d46be6b35099 $

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<String,Object>	getAttributes() Returns the attributes of this capability.
Map<String,String>	getDirectives() Returns the directives of this capability.
String	getNamespace() Returns the name space of this capability.
BundleRevision	getResource() Returns the resource declaring this capability.
BundleRevision	getRevision() Returns the bundle revision declaring this capability.

Method Detail

getRevision

BundleRevision getRevision()

Returns the bundle revision declaring this capability.

Returns:

The bundle revision declaring this capability.

getNamespace

String getNamespace()

Returns the name space of this capability.

Specified by:

getNamespace in interface Capability

Returns:

The name space of this capability.

getDirectives

Map<String,String> getDirectives()

Returns the directives of this capability.

Only the following list of directives have specified semantics:

• effective
• uses
• mandatory - only recognized for the osgi.wiring.bundle and osgi.wiring.package name spaces.
• exclude - only recognized for the osgi.wiring.package name space.
• include - only recognized for the osgi.wiring.package name space.

All other directives have no specified semantics and are considered extra user defined information. The OSGi Alliance reserves the right to extend the set of directives which have specified semantics.

Specified by:

getDirectives in interface Capability

Returns:

An unmodifiable map of directive names to directive values for this capability, or an empty map if this capability has no directives.

getAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAttributes()

Returns the attributes of this capability.

Specified by:

getAttributes in interface Capability

Returns:

An unmodifiable map of attribute names to attribute values for this capability, or an empty map if this capability has no attributes.

getResource

BundleRevision getResource()

Returns the resource declaring this capability.

This method returns the same value as getRevision().

Specified by:

getResource in interface Capability

Returns:

The resource declaring this capability.

Since:

1.1