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+package org.osoa.sca;
+
+/**
+ * @version $Rev$ $Date$
+ */
+public interface ComponentContext {
+    /**
+     * Returns the absolute URI of the component within the SCA Domain.
+     *
+     * @return the absolute URI of the component
+     */
+    String getURI();
+
+    /**
+     * Cast a type-safe reference to a ServiceReference.
+     * Converts a type-safe reference returned by locateService to an equivalent ServiceReference.
+     *
+     * @param target a reference proxy provided by the SCA runtime
+     * @return a ServiceReference equivalent for the proxy
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied instance is not a reference supplied by the SCA runtime
+     */
+    <B> ServiceReference<B> cast(B target) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a proxy for a reference defined by this component.
+     *
+     * @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the service
+     * @param referenceName the name of the reference
+     * @return an object that implements the business interface
+     */
+    <B> B getService(Class<B> businessInterface, String referenceName);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a ServiceReference for a reference defined by this component.
+     *
+     * @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the service
+     * @param referenceName the name of the reference
+     * @return a ServiceReference for the designated reference
+     */
+    <B> ServiceReference<B> getServiceReference(Class<B> businessInterface, String referenceName);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of an SCA property defined by this component.
+     *
+     * @param type the Java type to be returned for the property
+     * @param propertyName the name of the property whose value should be returned
+     * @return the property value
+     */
+    <B> B getProperty(Class<B> type, String propertyName);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a ServiceReference that can be used to invoke this component over the default service.
+     *
+     * @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the service
+     * @return a ServiceReference that will invoke this component
+     */
+    <B> ServiceReference<B> createSelfReference(Class<B> businessInterface);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a ServiceReference that can be used to invoke this component over the designated service.
+     *
+     * @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the service
+     * @param serviceName the name of the service to invoke
+     * @return a ServiceReference that will invoke this component
+     */
+    <B> ServiceReference<B> createSelfReference(Class<B> businessInterface, String serviceName);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the context for the current SCA service request, or null if there is no current request
+     * or if the context is unavailable.
+     *
+     * @return the SCA request context; may be null
+     */
+    RequestContext getRequestContext();
+}