org.osgi.service.packageadmin
Interface ExportedPackage

public interface ExportedPackage

An exported package. Instances implementing this interface are created by the Package Admin service.

The information about an exported package provided by this object is valid only until the next time PackageAdmin.refreshPackages() is called. If an ExportedPackage object becomes stale (that is, the package it references has been updated or removed as a result of calling PackageAdmin.refreshPackages()), its getName() and getSpecificationVersion() continue to return their old values, isRemovalPending() returns true, and getExportingBundle() and getImportingBundles() return null.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Open Services Gateway Initiative

Method Summary

Bundle	getExportingBundle() Returns the bundle exporting the package associated with this ExportedPackage object.
Bundle[]	getImportingBundles() Returns the resolved bundles that are currently importing the package associated with this ExportedPackage object.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the package associated with this ExportedPackage object.
java.lang.String	getSpecificationVersion() Returns the specification version of this ExportedPackage, as specified in the exporting bundle's manifest file.
boolean	isRemovalPending() Returns true if the package associated with this ExportedPackage object has been exported by a bundle that has been updated or uninstalled.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the package associated with this ExportedPackage object.

Returns:

The name of this ExportedPackage object.

getExportingBundle

Bundle getExportingBundle()

Returns the bundle exporting the package associated with this ExportedPackage object.

Returns:

The exporting bundle, or null if this ExportedPackage object has become stale.

getImportingBundles

Bundle[] getImportingBundles()

Returns the resolved bundles that are currently importing the package associated with this ExportedPackage object.

The returned array always includes the bundle returned by getExportingBundle()since an exporter always implicitly imports its exported packages.

Returns:

The array of resolved bundles currently importing the package associated with this ExportedPackage object, or null if this ExportedPackage object has become stale.

getSpecificationVersion

java.lang.String getSpecificationVersion()

Returns the specification version of this ExportedPackage, as specified in the exporting bundle's manifest file.

Returns:

The specification version of this ExportedPackage object, or null if no version information is available.

isRemovalPending

boolean isRemovalPending()

Returns true if the package associated with this ExportedPackage object has been exported by a bundle that has been updated or uninstalled.

Returns:

true if the associated package is being exported by a bundle that has been updated or uninstalled, or if this ExportedPackage object has become stale; false otherwise.