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package org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.service.importer.support;
import org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.service.exporter.support.ExportContextClassLoaderEnum;
/**
* Enum describing the possible thread context class loader (tccl) options for imported OSGi services. If managed, the
* tccl will be set to the appropriate class loader, on each service call for the duration of the invocation.
*
* Used by {@link OsgiServiceProxyFactoryBean} and {@link OsgiServiceCollectionProxyFactoryBean} for imported services
* that depend on a certain tccl to be set.
*
* @see ExportContextClassLoaderEnum
* @author Costin Leau
*/
public enum ImportContextClassLoaderEnum {
/** The tccl will not be managed */
UNMANAGED,
/** The tccl will be set to that of the service provider upon service invocation */
SERVICE_PROVIDER,
/** The tccl will be set to that of the client upon service invocation */
CLIENT;
}