| /* |
| * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2004, 2008). 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.component; |
| |
| import java.util.Dictionary; |
| |
| /** |
| * When a component is declared with the <code>factory</code> attribute on its |
| * <code>component</code> element, the Service Component Runtime will register |
| * a Component Factory service to allow new component configurations to be |
| * created and activated rather than automatically creating and activating |
| * component configuration as necessary. |
| * |
| * @ThreadSafe |
| * @version $Revision: 5654 $ |
| */ |
| public interface ComponentFactory { |
| /** |
| * Create and activate a new component configuration. Additional properties |
| * may be provided for the component configuration. |
| * |
| * @param properties Additional properties for the component configuration |
| * or <code>null</code> if there are no additional properties. |
| * @return A <code>ComponentInstance</code> object encapsulating the |
| * component instance of the component configuration. The component |
| * configuration has been activated and, if the component specifies |
| * a <code>service</code> element, the component instance has been |
| * registered as a service. |
| * @throws ComponentException If the Service Component Runtime is unable to |
| * activate the component configuration. |
| */ |
| public ComponentInstance newInstance(Dictionary properties); |
| } |