Interface Requirement
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RequirementImpl
public interface Requirement
A named requirement specifies the need for certain capabilities with the same name. A requirement is said to be satisfied by a capability if and only if:- they have the same nsame
- the filter matches the capability properties
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- $Revision: 1.4 $
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>
getAttributes()
Return a map of attributes.java.lang.String
getComment()
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>
getDirectives()
Return the map of directives for this requirement.java.lang.String
getFilter()
Return the filter.java.lang.String
getName()
Return the name of the requirement.boolean
isExtend()
boolean
isMultiple()
boolean
isOptional()
boolean
isSatisfied(Capability capability)
Check if the given capability satisfied this requirement.
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Method Detail
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getAttributes
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getAttributes()
Return a map of attributes. Requirements can have attributes, but these are not used for matching. They are for informational purposes only.- Returns:
- The map of attributes.
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getDirectives
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getDirectives()
Return the map of directives for this requirement. This requirements map does *not* contain requirements that are modeled via direct APIs on this interface, such as the filter, cardinality and resolution.- Returns:
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getName
java.lang.String getName()
Return the name of the requirement.
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getFilter
java.lang.String getFilter()
Return the filter.
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isMultiple
boolean isMultiple()
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isOptional
boolean isOptional()
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isExtend
boolean isExtend()
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getComment
java.lang.String getComment()
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isSatisfied
boolean isSatisfied(Capability capability)
Check if the given capability satisfied this requirement.- Parameters:
capability
- the capability to check- Returns:
true
is the capability satisfies this requirement,false
otherwise
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