Specification.java

/**
 * Copyright 2011-2012 Universite Joseph Fourier, LIG, ADELE team
 *   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
 *
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 *
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package fr.imag.adele.apam;

import java.util.Set;

import fr.imag.adele.apam.apform.ApformSpecification;

public interface Specification extends Component {

	/**
	 * return the apform specification associated with this specification.
	 * 
	 * @return
	 */
	public ApformSpecification getApformSpec();

	/**
	 * Return the implementation that implement that specification and has the
	 * provided name.
	 * 
	 * @param implemName
	 *            the name
	 * @return the implementation
	 */
	public Implementation getImpl(String implemName);

	/**
	 * Return all the implementation of that specification. If no services
	 * implementation are found, returns null.
	 * 
	 * @return the implementations
	 * @throws ConnectionException
	 *             the connection exception
	 */
	public Set<Implementation> getImpls();

	// /**
	// * Return the list of currently required specification.
	// * WARNING : does not include required interfaces and messages.
	// *
	// * @return the list of currently required specification. Null if none
	// */
	// public Set<Specification> getRequires();
	//
	// /**
	// * Return the list of specification that currently require that spec.
	// *
	// * @return the list of specifications using that spec. Null if none
	// * @throws ConnectionException the connection exception
	// */
	// public Set<Specification> getInvRequires();

}