org.ehcache.spi

Interface ServiceProvider<T extends Service>

Type Parameters:

T - A bound on service types this provider can return

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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<U extends T> U	getService(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType) Will look up the Service of the serviceType.
<U extends T> java.util.Collection<U>	getServicesOfType(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType) Looks up all Service instances registered to support the serviceType supplied.

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

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if serviceType is marked with the PluralService annotation

getServicesOfType

<U extends T> java.util.Collection<U> getServicesOfType(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)

Looks up all Service instances registered to support the serviceType supplied. This method must be used for any service type marked with the PluralService annotation.

Type Parameters:

U - the actual Service type

Parameters:

serviceType - the class of the service being looked up

Returns:

a collection of the registered services implementing serviceType; the collection is empty if no services are registered for serviceType