org.ehcache.spi
Interface ServiceProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

ServiceLocator

public interface ServiceProvider

This acts as a repository for Service instances, that can be used to look them up by type.

Method Summary

<T extends Service> T

getService(java.lang.Class<T> serviceType) Will look up the Service of the serviceType.

Method Detail

getService

<T extends Service> T getService(java.lang.Class<T> serviceType)

Will look up the Service of the serviceType. The returned service will be started or not depending on the started state of the ServiceProvider.

Type Parameters:

T - The actual Service type

Parameters:

serviceType - the class of the service being looked up

Returns:

the service instance for T type, or null if it couldn't be located