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package org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.service.importer;
import org.osgi.framework.Filter;
/**
* Dependency contract to an OSGi service.
*
* @author Costin Leau
* @author Andy Piper
*/
public interface OsgiServiceDependency {
/**
* Returns the OSGi filter for the service dependency.
*
* @return filter describing the dependent OSGi service
*/
Filter getServiceFilter();
/**
* Returns the bean name (if any) that declares this dependency.
*
* @return the name of bean declaring the dependency. Can be null.
*/
String getBeanName();
/**
* Indicates if the dependency is mandatory or not.
*
* @return true if the dependency is mandatory, false otherwise.
*/
boolean isMandatory();
}