org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly
Interface ComponentReference

All Superinterfaces:

AbstractContract, AbstractReference, Base, java.lang.Cloneable, Contract, Extensible, IntentAttachPoint, OperationsConfigurator, PolicySetAttachPoint, Reference

All Known Subinterfaces:

RuntimeComponentReference

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComponentReferenceImpl, RuntimeComponentReferenceImpl

public interface ComponentReference
extends Reference

An instance of a reference associated with a particular component.

Method Summary

java.lang.Boolean	getAutowire() Return the Boolean value of autowire
ComponentService	getCallbackService() Returns the callback service created internally as a target endpoint for callbacks to this reference.
java.util.List<Endpoint>	getEndpoints() Returns the endpoints implied by this reference.
Reference	getReference() Returns the reference defined by the implementation for this reference.
void	setAutowire(java.lang.Boolean autowire) Sets whether component references should be autowired.
void	setCallbackService(ComponentService callbackService) Sets the callback service created internally as a target endpoint for callbacks to this reference.
void	setReference(Reference reference) Sets the reference defined by the implementation for this reference.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.Reference

getTargets, isPromotionOverride, isWiredByImpl, setPromotionOverride, setWiredByImpl

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.AbstractReference

getMultiplicity, setMultiplicity

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.Contract

clone, getBinding, getBindings, getCallback, getCallbackBinding, getInterfaceContract, setCallback

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.AbstractContract

getInterfaceContract, getName, isCallback, setInterfaceContract, setIsCallback, setName

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.Base

isUnresolved, setUnresolved

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.Extensible

getExtensions

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly.OperationsConfigurator

getConfiguredOperations

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.PolicySetAttachPoint

getApplicablePolicySets, getPolicySets

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy.IntentAttachPoint

getRequiredIntents, getType, setType

Method Detail

getReference

Reference getReference()

Returns the reference defined by the implementation for this reference.

Returns:

the implementation reference

setReference

void setReference(Reference reference)

Sets the reference defined by the implementation for this reference.

Parameters:

reference - the implementation reference

getAutowire

java.lang.Boolean getAutowire()

Return the Boolean value of autowire

Returns:

null/TRUE/FALSE

setAutowire

void setAutowire(java.lang.Boolean autowire)

Sets whether component references should be autowired.

Parameters:

autowire - whether component references should be autowired

getCallbackService

ComponentService getCallbackService()

Returns the callback service created internally as a target endpoint for callbacks to this reference.

Returns:

the callback service

setCallbackService

void setCallbackService(ComponentService callbackService)

Sets the callback service created internally as a target endpoint for callbacks to this reference.

Parameters:

callbackService - the callback service

getEndpoints

java.util.List<Endpoint> getEndpoints()

Returns the endpoints implied by this reference.

Returns:

the endpoints implied by this reference