| /* |
| * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.service.obr/src/org/osgi/service/obr/CapabilityProvider.java,v 1.3 2006/03/16 14:56:17 hargrave Exp $ |
| * |
| * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2006). 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. |
| */ |
| |
| // This document is an experimental draft to enable interoperability |
| // between bundle repositories. There is currently no commitment to |
| // turn this draft into an official specification. |
| package org.osgi.service.obr; |
| |
| /** |
| * This service interface allows third parties to provide capabilities that are |
| * present on the system but not encoded in the bundle's manifests. For example, |
| * a capability provider could provide: |
| * <ol> |
| * <li>A Set of certificates</li> |
| * <li>Dimensions of the screen</li> |
| * <li>Amount of memory</li> |
| * <li>...</li> |
| * </ol> |
| * |
| * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ |
| */ |
| public interface CapabilityProvider |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return a set of capabilities. |
| * |
| * These capabilities are considered part of the platform. Bundles can |
| * require these capabilities during selection. All capabilities from |
| * different providers are considered part of the platform. |
| * |
| * @return Set of capabilities |
| */ |
| Capability[] getCapabilities(); |
| } |