org.qi4j.api.service
Interface ServiceReference<T>

All Superinterfaces:

ActivationEventListenerRegistration, HasTypes, MetaInfoHolder

public interface ServiceReference<T>
extends HasTypes, ActivationEventListenerRegistration, MetaInfoHolder

From a ServiceReference you can access and modify metadata about a service. You can also access the actual service through get(), that can then be invoked.

Method Summary

T	get()
java.lang.String	identity()
boolean	isActive()
boolean	isAvailable()

Methods inherited from interface org.qi4j.api.type.HasTypes

types

Methods inherited from interface org.qi4j.api.activation.ActivationEventListenerRegistration

deregisterActivationEventListener, registerActivationEventListener

Methods inherited from interface org.qi4j.api.structure.MetaInfoHolder

metaInfo

Method Detail

identity

java.lang.String identity()

Returns:

the service's identity

get

T get()

Returns:

the actual service

isActive

boolean isActive()

Returns:

TRUE if the service is active, otherwise return FALSE

isAvailable

boolean isAvailable()

Returns:

TRUE if the service is available, otherwise return FALSE