org.apache.felix.metatype

Class DefaultMetaTypeProvider

java.lang.Object

org.apache.felix.metatype.DefaultMetaTypeProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetaTypeProvider

public class DefaultMetaTypeProvider
extends Object
implements MetaTypeProvider

The DefaultMetaTypeProvider class is an implementation of the MetaTypeProvider interface which is configured for a given bundle using a MetaData object.

This class may be used by clients, e.g. ManagedService or ManagedServiceFactory implementations to easily also implement the MetaTypeProvider interface.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.osgi.service.metatype.MetaTypeProvider

METATYPE_FACTORY_PID, METATYPE_PID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultMetaTypeProvider(Bundle bundle, MetaData metadata)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Bundle	getBundle() Returns the Bundle to which this instance belongs.
Designate	getDesignate(String pid)
String[]	getLocales() Return a list of available locales.
ObjectClassDefinition	getObjectClassDefinition(String id, String locale) Returns an object class definition for the specified id localized to the specified locale.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultMetaTypeProvider

public DefaultMetaTypeProvider(Bundle bundle,
                               MetaData metadata)

Method Detail

getBundle

public Bundle getBundle()

Returns the Bundle to which this instance belongs.

getLocales

public String[] getLocales()

Description copied from interface: org.osgi.service.metatype.MetaTypeProvider

Return a list of available locales. The results must be names that consists of language [ _ country [ _ variation ]] as is customary in the Locale class.

Specified by:

getLocales in interface MetaTypeProvider

Returns:

An array of locale strings or null if there is no locale specific localization can be found.

getObjectClassDefinition

public ObjectClassDefinition getObjectClassDefinition(String id,
                                                      String locale)

Description copied from interface: org.osgi.service.metatype.MetaTypeProvider

Returns an object class definition for the specified id localized to the specified locale.

The locale parameter must be a name that consists of language[ "_" country[ "_" variation] ] as is customary in the Locale class. This Locale class is not used because certain profiles do not contain it.

Specified by:

getObjectClassDefinition in interface MetaTypeProvider

Parameters:

id - The ID of the requested object class. This can be a pid or factory pid returned by getPids or getFactoryPids.

locale - The locale of the definition or null for default locale.

Returns:

A ObjectClassDefinition object.

getDesignate

public Designate getDesignate(String pid)