SpringContextAccessor.java

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package org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.model.internal;

import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;

/**
 * SpringContextAccessor 
 * <p />
 *
 * <strong>Concurrent Semantics</strong><br />
 * TODO Document concurrent semantics of SpringContextAccessor
 */
public interface SpringContextAccessor {

    /**
     * Inspects the service registry to find out if the {@link Bundle} registers 
     * a service for a Spring ApplicationContext, must be able to handle multiple 
     * instances of the Spring framework running in the OSGi framework.
     * 
     * @param bundle to inspect
     * @return true if Spring found
     */
    public boolean isSpringPowered(Bundle bundle);

}