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/*
* Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2009). All Rights Reserved.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.osgi.service.remoteserviceadmin;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
/**
* A Remote Service Admin manages the import and export of services.
*
* A Distribution Provider can expose a control interface. This interface allows
* the a remote manager to control the export and import of services.
*
* The API allows a remote manager to export a service, to import a service, and
* find out about the current imports and exports.
*
* @ThreadSafe
* @version $Revision$
*/
public interface RemoteServiceAdmin {
/**
* Export a service to a given Endpoint. The Remote Service Admin must
* create an Endpoint from the given description that can be used by other
* Distrbution Providers to connect to this Remote Service Admin and use the
* exported service. This method can return null if the service could not be
* exported because the Endpoint could not be implemented by this Remote
* Service Admin.
*
* The properties on a Service Reference are case insensitive while the
* properties on a <code>properties</code> are case sensitive. A value in
* the <code>properties</code> must therefore override any case variant in
* the properties of the Service Reference.
*
* <p>
* If the caller does not have the appropriate
* <code>EndpointPermission[endpoint,EXPORT]</code> for an Endpoint, and the
* Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then the
* {@link ExportRegistration#getException() getException} method on the
* corresponding returned {@link ExportRegistration} will return a
* <code>SecurityException</code>.
*
* @param reference The Service Reference to export.
* @param properties The properties to create a local Endpoint that can be
* implemented by this Remote Service Admin. If this is null, the
* Endpoint will be determined by the properties on the service. The
* properties are the same as given for an exported service. They are
* overlaid over any properties the service defines (case
* insensitive). This parameter can be <code>null</code>, this should
* be treated as an empty map.
*
* @return An Export Registration that combines the Endpoint Description and
* the Service Reference. Is never <code>null</code>.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException If any of the properties has a value
* that is not syntactically correct or if the service properties
* and the overlaid properties do not contain a
* {@link RemoteConstants#SERVICE_EXPORTED_INTERFACES} entry.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException If any of the intents expressed
* through the properties is not supported by the distribution
* provider.
*/
Collection<ExportRegistration> exportService(ServiceReference reference,
Map<String, Object> properties);
/**
* Import a service from an Endpoint. The Remote Service Admin must use the
* given Endpoint to create a proxy. This method can return null if the
* service could not be imported.
*
* @param endpoint The Endpoint Description to be used for import.
* @return An Import Registration that combines the Endpoint Description and
* the Service Reference or <code>null</code> if the Endpoint could
* not be imported.
* @throws SecurityException If the caller does not have the appropriate
* <code>EndpointPermission[endpoint,IMPORT]</code> for the
* Endpoint, and the Java Runtime Environment supports permissions.
*/
ImportRegistration importService(EndpointDescription endpoint);
/**
* Return the currently active Export References.
*
* <p>
* If the caller does not have the appropriate
* <code>EndpointPermission[endpoint,READ]</code> for an Endpoint, and the
* Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then returned collection
* will not contain a reference to the exported Endpoint.
*
* @return A <code>Collection</code> of {@link ExportReference}s that are
* currently active.
*/
Collection<ExportReference> getExportedServices();
/**
* Return the currently active Import References.
*
* <p>
* If the caller does not have the appropriate
* <code>EndpointPermission[endpoint,READ]</code> for an Endpoint, and the
* Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then returned collection
* will not contain a reference to the imported Endpoint.
*
* @return A <code>Collection</code> of {@link ImportReference}s that are
* currently active.
*/
Collection<ImportReference> getImportedEndpoints();
}
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