Package org.osgi.resource

Interface Capability

All Known Subinterfaces:
BundleCapability, HostedCapability
@ConsumerType public interface Capability
A capability that has been declared from a Resource.

Instances of this type must be effectively immutable. That is, for a given instance of this interface, the methods defined by this interface must always return the same result.

  • Method Details

    • getNamespace

      String getNamespace()
      Returns the namespace of this capability.
      Returns:
      The namespace of this capability.

    • getDirectives

      Map<String,String> getDirectives()
      Returns the directives of this capability.
      Returns:
      An unmodifiable map of directive names to directive values for this capability, or an empty map if this capability has no directives.

    • getAttributes

      Map<String,Object> getAttributes()
      Returns the attributes of this capability.
      Returns:
      An unmodifiable map of attribute names to attribute values for this capability, or an empty map if this capability has no attributes.

    • getResource

      Resource getResource()
      Returns the resource declaring this capability.
      Returns:
      The resource declaring this capability.

    • equals

      boolean equals(Object obj)
      Compares this Capability to another Capability.

      This Capability is equal to another Capability if they have the same namespace, directives and attributes and are declared by the same resource.

      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      obj - The object to compare against this Capability.
      Returns:
      true if this Capability is equal to the other object; false otherwise.

    • hashCode

      int hashCode()
      Returns the hashCode of this Capability.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      The hashCode of this Capability.