001/* 002 * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.service.obr/src/org/osgi/service/obr/Capability.java,v 1.3 2006/03/16 14:56:17 hargrave Exp $ 003 * 004 * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2006). All Rights Reserved. 005 * 006 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 007 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 008 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 009 * 010 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 011 * 012 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 013 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 014 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 015 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 016 * limitations under the License. 017 */ 018 019// This document is an experimental draft to enable interoperability 020// between bundle repositories. There is currently no commitment to 021// turn this draft into an official specification. 022package org.osgi.service.obr; 023 024import java.util.Map; 025 026/** 027 * A named set of properties representing some capability that is provided by 028 * its owner. 029 * 030 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ 031 */ 032public interface Capability 033{ 034 /** 035 * Return the name of the capability. 036 * 037 */ 038 String getName(); 039 040 /** 041 * Return the set of properties. 042 * 043 * Notice that the value of the properties is a list of values. 044 * 045 * @return a Map<String,List> 046 */ 047 Map getProperties(); 048}