ComponentService.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.assembly;

/**
 * An addressable instance of a service associated with a particular component.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @tuscany.spi.extension.asclient
 */
public interface ComponentService extends Service {

    /**
     * Returns the service defined by the implementation for this service.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    Service getService();

    /**
     * Sets the service defined by the implementation for this service.
     * 
     * @param service
     */
    void setService(Service service);

    /**
     * Returns the callback reference created internally as a source endpoint
     * for callbacks from this service.
     * 
     * @return the callback reference
     */
    ComponentReference getCallbackReference();

    /**
     * Sets the callback reference created internally as a source endpoint
     * for callbacks from this service.
     * 
     * @param callbackReference the callback reference
     */
    void setCallbackReference(ComponentReference callbackReference);

}