org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver
Interface BaseDescription

All Known Subinterfaces:

BundleDescription, ExportPackageDescription, GenericDescription, NativeCodeDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDescriptionImpl, BundleDescriptionImpl, ExportPackageDescriptionImpl, GenericDescriptionImpl, NativeCodeDescriptionImpl

public interface BaseDescription

This class represents a base description object for a state. All description objects in a state have a name and a version.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. The StateObjectFactory should be used to construct instances.

Since:

3.1

Method Summary

BundleCapability	getCapability() Returns the capability represented by this description.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>	getDeclaredAttributes() Returns the attributes declared with the description.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	getDeclaredDirectives() Returns the directives declared with the description.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name.
BundleDescription	getSupplier() Returns the bundle which supplies this base description
Version	getVersion() Returns the version.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name.

Returns:

the name

getVersion

Version getVersion()

Returns the version.

Returns:

the version

getSupplier

BundleDescription getSupplier()

Returns the bundle which supplies this base description

Returns:

the bundle which supplies this base description

Since:

3.2

getDeclaredDirectives

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getDeclaredDirectives()

Returns the directives declared with the description. This will return all known directives for the type of description. The set of directives differs for each description type.

Returns:

the known directives declared with the description

Since:

3.7

getDeclaredAttributes

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getDeclaredAttributes()

Returns the attributes declared with the description. This will return all known attributes for the type of description. The set of attributes differs for each description type.

Returns:

the attributes declared with the description

Since:

3.7

getCapability

BundleCapability getCapability()

Returns the capability represented by this description. Some descriptions types may not be able to represent a capability. In such cases null is returned.

Returns:

the capability represented by this base description

Since:

3.7