PrototypeServiceFactory.java

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package org.osgi.framework;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ConsumerType;

/**
 * A factory for {@link Constants#SCOPE_PROTOTYPE prototype scope} services. The
 * factory can provide multiple, customized service objects in the OSGi
 * environment.
 * 
 * <p>
 * When registering a service, a {@code PrototypeServiceFactory} object can be
 * used instead of a service object, so that the bundle developer can create a
 * customized service object for each caller that is using the service.
 * 
 * <p>
 * When a caller uses a {@link ServiceObjects} to
 * {@link ServiceObjects#getService() request} a service object, the framework
 * calls the {@link #getService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration) getService} method
 * to return a service object customized for the requesting caller. The caller
 * can {@link ServiceObjects#ungetService(Object) release} the returned service
 * object and the framework will call the
 * {@link #ungetService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration, Object) ungetService}
 * method with the service object.
 * 
 * <p>
 * When a bundle uses the {@link BundleContext#getService(ServiceReference)}
 * method to obtain a service object, the framework must act as if the service
 * has {@link Constants#SCOPE_BUNDLE bundle scope}. That is, the framework will
 * call the {@link #getService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration) getService} method
 * to obtain a bundle-scoped service object which will be cached and have a use
 * count. See {@link ServiceFactory}.
 * 
 * <p>
 * A bundle can use both {@link ServiceObjects} and
 * {@link BundleContext#getService(ServiceReference)} to obtain a service object
 * for a service. {@link ServiceObjects#getService()} will always return a
 * service object provided by a call to
 * {@link #getService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration)} and
 * {@link BundleContext#getService(ServiceReference)} will always return the
 * bundle-scoped service object.
 * 
 * <p>
 * {@code PrototypeServiceFactory} objects are only used by the Framework and
 * are not made available to other bundles in the OSGi environment. The
 * Framework may concurrently call a {@code PrototypeServiceFactory}.
 * 
 * @param <S> Type of Service
 * @see BundleContext#getServiceObjects(ServiceReference)
 * @see ServiceObjects
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @since 1.8
 * @author $Id$
 */
@ConsumerType
public interface PrototypeServiceFactory<S> extends ServiceFactory<S> {
	/**
	 * Returns a service object for a caller.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * The Framework invokes this method for each caller requesting a service
	 * object using {@link ServiceObjects#getService()}. The factory can then
	 * return a customized service object for the caller.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * The Framework must check that the returned service object is valid. If
	 * the returned service object is {@code null} or is not an
	 * {@code instanceof} all the classes named when the service was registered,
	 * a framework event of type {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired
	 * containing a service exception of type
	 * {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_ERROR} and {@code null} is returned to
	 * the caller. If this method throws an exception, a framework event of type
	 * {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired containing a service exception of
	 * type {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_EXCEPTION} with the thrown exception
	 * as the cause and {@code null} is returned to the caller.
	 * 
	 * @param bundle The bundle requesting the service.
	 * @param registration The {@code ServiceRegistration} object for the
	 *        requested service.
	 * @return A service object that <strong>must</strong> be an instance of all
	 *         the classes named when the service was registered.
	 * @see ServiceObjects#getService()
	 */
	public S getService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration<S> registration);

	/**
	 * Releases a service object customized for a caller.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * The Framework invokes this method when a service has been released by a
	 * bundle such as by calling {@link ServiceObjects#ungetService(Object)}.
	 * The service object may then be destroyed.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * If this method throws an exception, a framework event of type
	 * {@link FrameworkEvent#ERROR} is fired containing a service exception of
	 * type {@link ServiceException#FACTORY_EXCEPTION} with the thrown exception
	 * as the cause.
	 * 
	 * @param bundle The bundle releasing the service.
	 * @param registration The {@code ServiceRegistration} object for the
	 *        service being released.
	 * @param service The service object returned by a previous call to the
	 *        {@link #getService(Bundle, ServiceRegistration) getService}
	 *        method.
	 * @see ServiceObjects#ungetService(Object)
	 */
	public void ungetService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration<S> registration, S service);
}