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

Type Parameters:
T - The type of services this provider returns

public interface ServiceProvider<T extends Service>

A repository of Service instances that can be used to look them up by type.


Method Summary
<U extends T>
U
getService(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)
          Looks up the Service of the given serviceType.
<U extends T>
java.util.Collection<U>
getServicesOfType(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)
          Looks up all Service instances that are subtypes of the given serviceType supplied.
 

Method Detail

getService

<U extends T> U getService(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)
Looks up the Service of the given serviceType.

There is no guarantee that services returned here will be started.

Type Parameters:
U - the Service type
Parameters:
serviceType - the class of the service being looked up
Returns:
a service instance of type T, or null if it couldn't be located
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if serviceType is marked with the PluralService annotation
See Also:
Service.start(ServiceProvider)

getServicesOfType

<U extends T> java.util.Collection<U> getServicesOfType(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)
Looks up all Service instances that are subtypes of the given serviceType supplied.

This method must be used to retrieves service types marked with the PluralService annotation.

Type Parameters:
U - the Service type
Parameters:
serviceType - the class of the service being looked up
Returns:
all the service instances assignable to serviceType