AdapterFactoryDescriptorMap.java

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package org.apache.sling.adapter.internal;

import java.util.TreeMap;

import org.apache.sling.api.adapter.AdapterFactory;
import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;

/**
 * The <code>AdapterFactoryDescriptorMap</code> is a sorted map of
 * {@link AdapterFactoryDescriptor} instances indexed (and ordered) by their
 * {@link ServiceReference}. This map is used to organize the
 * registered {@link org.apache.sling.api.adapter.AdapterFactory} services for
 * a given adaptable type.
 * <p>
 * Each entry in the map is a {@link AdapterFactoryDescriptor} thus enabling the
 * registration of multiple factories for the same (adaptable, adapter) type
 * tuple. Of course only the first entry (this is the reason for having a sorted
 * map) for such a given tuple is actually being used. If that first instance is
 * removed the eventual second instance may actually be used instead.
 */
public class AdapterFactoryDescriptorMap extends
        TreeMap<ServiceReference<AdapterFactory>, AdapterFactoryDescriptor> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;

}