org.ehcache.spi
Interface ServiceProvider<T extends Service>

Type Parameters:

T - A bound on service types this provider can return

All Known Implementing Classes:

ServiceLocator

public interface ServiceProvider<T extends Service>

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

Method Summary

<U extends T> U

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

Method Detail

getService

<U extends T> U getService(java.lang.Class<U> 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:

U - 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