| /* |
| * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.service.prefs/src/org/osgi/service/prefs/PreferencesService.java,v 1.9 2006/03/14 01:21:15 hargrave Exp $ |
| * |
| * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2001, 2005). 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 |
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| */ |
| package org.osgi.service.prefs; |
| |
| /** |
| * The Preferences Service. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * Each bundle using this service has its own set of preference trees: one for |
| * system preferences, and one for each user. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * A <code>PreferencesService</code> object is specific to the bundle which |
| * obtained it from the service registry. If a bundle wishes to allow another |
| * bundle to access its preferences, it should pass its |
| * <code>PreferencesService</code> object to that bundle. |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface PreferencesService { |
| /** |
| * Returns the root system node for the calling bundle. |
| * |
| * @return The root system node for the calling bundle. |
| */ |
| public Preferences getSystemPreferences(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the root node for the specified user and the calling bundle. |
| * |
| * @param name The user for which to return the preference root node. |
| * @return The root node for the specified user and the calling bundle. |
| */ |
| public Preferences getUserPreferences(String name); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the names of users for which node trees exist. |
| * |
| * @return The names of users for which node trees exist. |
| */ |
| public String[] getUsers(); |
| } |