org.beanfabrics.context
Class ServiceEntry

java.lang.Object
  org.beanfabrics.context.ServiceEntry

public class ServiceEntry
extends java.lang.Object

A ServiceEntry describes the attributes of a service entry in a specific context. It provides access to the service itself as well as information about the location, the type and the distance.

Constructor Summary

ServiceEntry(int distance, Context origin, java.lang.Object service, java.lang.Class<?> type)
Constructs a ServiceEntry.

Method Summary

int	getDistance() Returns the distance, where distance is defined as the number of hierarchical steps between the owner context and the context the service was originally placed into.
Context	getOrigin() Returns the context where the service was originally placed into.
java.lang.Object	getService() Returns the service implementation.
java.lang.Class<?>	getType()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ServiceEntry

public ServiceEntry(int distance,
                    Context origin,
                    java.lang.Object service,
                    java.lang.Class<?> type)

Constructs a ServiceEntry.

Parameters:

distance - the distance is defined as the number of hierarchical steps between the owner context and the context the service was originally placed into.

origin - the context the service was originally placed into

service - the service implementation

type - the service type that will be used as the lookup key

Method Detail

getOrigin

public Context getOrigin()

Returns the context where the service was originally placed into.

Returns:

the context where the service was originally placed into

getDistance

public int getDistance()

Returns the distance, where distance is defined as the number of hierarchical steps between the owner context and the context the service was originally placed into.

Returns:

the distance

getService

public java.lang.Object getService()

Returns the service implementation.

Returns:

the service implementation

getType

public java.lang.Class<?> getType()