/* * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2009). All Rights Reserved. * * 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 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.osgi.service.remoteserviceadmin; import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference; /** * An Import Reference associates an active proxy service to a remote endpoint. * * The Import Reference can be used to reference an imported service. When the * service is no longer imported, all methods must return <code>null</code>; * * @ThreadSafe * @version $Revision$ */ public interface ImportReference { /** * Answer the associated Service Reference for the proxy to the endpoint. * * @return A Service Reference to the proxy for the endpoint. */ ServiceReference getImportedService(); /** * Answer the associated remote Endpoint Description. * * @return A Endpoint Description for the remote endpoint. */ EndpointDescription getImportedEndpoint(); }