ServiceListener.java

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package org.osgi.framework;

import java.util.EventListener;

/**
 * A {@code ServiceEvent} listener. {@code ServiceListener} is a listener
 * interface that may be implemented by a bundle developer. When a
 * {@code ServiceEvent} is fired, it is synchronously delivered to a
 * {@code ServiceListener}. The Framework may deliver {@code ServiceEvent}
 * objects to a {@code ServiceListener} out of order and may concurrently call
 * and/or reenter a {@code ServiceListener}.
 * 
 * <p>
 * A {@code ServiceListener} object is registered with the Framework using the
 * {@code BundleContext.addServiceListener} method. {@code ServiceListener}
 * objects are called with a {@code ServiceEvent} object when a service is
 * registered, modified, or is in the process of unregistering.
 * 
 * <p>
 * {@code ServiceEvent} object delivery to {@code ServiceListener} objects is
 * filtered by the filter specified when the listener was registered. If the
 * Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then additional filtering is
 * done. {@code ServiceEvent} objects are only delivered to the listener if the
 * bundle which defines the listener object's class has the appropriate
 * {@code ServicePermission} to get the service using at least one of the named
 * classes under which the service was registered.
 * 
 * <p>
 * {@code ServiceEvent} object delivery to {@code ServiceListener} objects is
 * further filtered according to package sources as defined in
 * {@link ServiceReference#isAssignableTo(Bundle, String)}.
 * 
 * @see ServiceEvent
 * @see ServicePermission
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @version $Id: 601dfda6183ab7f18cd3916958a39734ea141c25 $
 */

public interface ServiceListener extends EventListener {
	/**
	 * Receives notification that a service has had a lifecycle change.
	 * 
	 * @param event The {@code ServiceEvent} object.
	 */
	public void serviceChanged(ServiceEvent event);
}