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package org.osoa.sca;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* Interface providing programmatic access to a component's SCA context as an alternative to injection.
* It provides access to reference and property values for the component and provides a mechanism for
* obtaining a reference to a service that can be passed to other components.
*
* SCA components obtain an instance of this interface through injection. Non-SCA client code may also
* obtain an instance through runtime-specific mechanisms.
*
* @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 CallableReference.
* Converts a type-safe reference to an equivalent CallableReference; if the target refers to a service
* then a ServiceReference will be returned, if the target refers to a callback then a CallableReference
* will be returned.
*
* @param target a reference proxy provided by the SCA runtime
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @param the type of reference to be returned
* @return a CallableReference equivalent for the proxy
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied instance is not a reference supplied by the SCA runtime
*/
> R 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
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @return an object that implements the business interface
*/
B getService(Class 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
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @return a ServiceReference for the designated reference
*/
ServiceReference getServiceReference(Class 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
* @param the Java type of the property
* @return the property value
*/
B getProperty(Class 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
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @return a ServiceReference that will invoke this component
*/
ServiceReference createSelfReference(Class 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
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @return a ServiceReference that will invoke this component
*/
ServiceReference createSelfReference(Class 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();
/* ******************** Contribution for issue TUSCANY-2281 ******************** */
/**
* Returns a Collection of typed service proxies for a business interface type and a reference name.
* @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the service
* @param referenceName the name of the reference
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @return a Collection of objects that implements the business interface
*/
Collection getServices(Class businessInterface, String referenceName);
/**
* Returns a Collection of typed service reference for a business interface type and a reference name.
* @param businessInterface the interface that will be used to invoke the service
* @param referenceName the name of the reference
* @param the Java type of the business interface for the reference
* @return a Collection of objects that implements the business interface
*/
Collection> getServiceReferences(Class businessInterface, String referenceName);
}