001 /* 002 * Copyright 2005 Stephen J. McConnell. 003 * 004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 007 * 008 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 009 * 010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or 013 * implied. 014 * 015 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 016 * limitations under the License. 017 */ 018 019 package net.dpml.state; 020 021 /** 022 * An Interface action declares the classname of an interface 023 * implemented by a component class that may be dynamically 024 * exposed by a component through the assocation of the interface 025 * with an active state. 026 * 027 * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Meta Library</a> 028 * @version 1.0.2 029 */ 030 public interface Interface extends Action 031 { 032 /** 033 * Return the classname of a management interface implemented and 034 * potentially exposed by a component. 035 * @return the interface classname 036 */ 037 String getClassname(); 038 }