Service.java

package com.beowulfe.hap;

import java.util.List;

import com.beowulfe.hap.characteristics.Characteristic;

/**
 * Interface for a Service offered by an accessory.
 *
 * @author Andy Lintner
 */
public interface Service {

	/**
	 * Characteristics are the variables offered for reading, updating, and eventing by the Service over the Homekit protocol.
	 * 
	 * It is important to maintain the order of this list and not change its contents between invocations, or a pairing error
	 * will result.
	 * 
	 * @return the list of Characteristics.
	 */
	List<Characteristic> getCharacteristics();

	/**
	 * The type is a UUID that uniquely identifies the type of Service offered. Apple defines several types for standard 
	 * Services, however UUIDs outside this range are allowed for custom Services.
	 * 
	 * @return A string representation of the UUID, with hexadecimal digits in the format ########-####-####-####-############.
	 */
	String getType();

}