OSGiImplementationFactory.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.osgi;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;

/**
 * The factory interface to create OSGiImplementation instances
 */
public interface OSGiImplementationFactory {
    /**
     * Create a new instance of OSGiImplementation
     * @return
     */
    OSGiImplementation createOSGiImplementation();
    
    /**
     * 
     * @return
     */
    OSGiProperty createOSGiProperty();
    OSGiProperty createOSGiProperty(String name, String stringValue, String type);
    OSGiProperty createOSGiProperty(String name, Object value);
    Collection<OSGiProperty> createOSGiProperties(ServiceReference reference); 
    Collection<OSGiProperty> createOSGiProperties(Map<String, Object> properties);

}