Package 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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<U extends T> U	getService(Class<U> serviceType)	Looks up the Service of the given serviceType.
<U extends T> Collection<U>	getServicesOfType(Class<U> serviceType)	Looks up all Service instances that are subtypes of the given serviceType supplied.

Method Details

getService

<U extends T> U getService(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:

IllegalArgumentException - if serviceType is marked with the PluralService annotation

See Also:

• Service.start(ServiceProvider)

getServicesOfType

<U extends T> Collection<U> getServicesOfType(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