Service.java

/*
Copyright 2012 Opera Software ASA

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

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*/

package com.opera.core.systems.scope;

/**
 * Represents a Scope service in Opera.
 */
public interface Service {

  /**
   * Initialize the service.
   */
  public void init();

  /**
   * Gets the name of the service as represented in Opera.
   *
   * @return the name of the service, as represented in Opera
   */
  public String getServiceName();

  /**
   * Gets the current version of the service.  Versions are defined as "X.Y", where X is the major
   * version, and Y the minor version.
   *
   * @return the current version of the service
   */
  public String getServiceVersion();

}