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package org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.service.importer;
/**
* Infrastructure interface available on Spring-DM managed OSGi services. Gives
* read-only access to the proxy backing object service reference.
*
* @see ServiceReferenceProxy
* @author Costin Leau
*
*/
public interface ImportedOsgiServiceProxy {
/**
* Provides access to the service reference used for accessing the backing
* object. The returned object is a proxy over the native ServiceReference
* obtained from the OSGi platform, so that proper service tracking is
* obtained. This means that if the imported service change, the updates are
* reflected to the returned service reference automatically.
*
* @return backing object service reference
*/
ServiceReferenceProxy getServiceReference();
}