net.dpml.metro.info
Class ServiceDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  net.dpml.metro.info.ServiceDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class ServiceDescriptor

extends Object

implements Serializable

This ServiceDescriptor defines the interface and service version published by a service instance.

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Digital Product Meta Library

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ServiceDescriptor(String spec)
Construct a service with specified type.

ServiceDescriptor(String classname, Version version)
Construct a service with specified name, version.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object other) Compare this object with another for equality.
String	getClassname() Return classname of service specification.
Version	getVersion() Return the service version.
int	hashCode() Returns the cashcode.
boolean	matches(ServiceDescriptor other) Determine if specified service will match this service.
String	toString() Convert to a string of format name:version

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ServiceDescriptor

public ServiceDescriptor(String spec)
                  throws NullPointerException

Construct a service with specified type. The type argument will be parsed for a classname and version in the form [classname]#[version]. If not version is present a default 1.0.0 version will be assigned.

Parameters:

spec - the service specification

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the spec is null

ServiceDescriptor

public ServiceDescriptor(String classname,
                         Version version)
                  throws NullPointerException

Construct a service with specified name, version.

Parameters:

classname - the name of the service

version - the version of service

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the classname or version is null

Method Detail

getClassname

public String getClassname()

Return classname of service specification.

Returns:

the classname of the service specification

getVersion

public Version getVersion()

Return the service version.

Returns:

the version of interface

matches

public boolean matches(ServiceDescriptor other)

Determine if specified service will match this service. To match a service has to have same name and must comply with version.

Parameters:

other - the other ServiceInfo

Returns:

true if matches, false otherwise

toString

public String toString()

Convert to a string of format name:version

Returns:

string describing service

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Compare this object with another for equality.

Parameters:

other - the object to compare this object with

Returns:

TRUE if the supplied object is a reference, service, or service descriptor that matches this objct in terms of classname and version

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the cashcode.

Returns:

the hascode value