org.eclipse.soda.sat.core.util
Class ServiceReferenceUtility

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.soda.sat.core.util.ServiceReferenceUtility

public final class ServiceReferenceUtility

extends Object

The ServiceReferenceUtility class is a utility that simplifies working with ServiceReference objects.

Note: This is a singleton class, accessible only via the static method getInstance(). For example:

 ServiceReferenceUtility utility = ServiceReferenceUtility.getInstance();
 String[] names = utility.getServiceNames(reference);
 

See Also:

ServiceReference

Method Summary

static ServiceReferenceUtility	getInstance() Public getter for the ServiceReferenceUtility singleton instance.
long	getServiceId(ServiceReference reference) Gets the Constants.SERVICE_ID property from the specified ServiceReference objects.
long[]	getServiceIds(ServiceReference[] references) Gets the Constants.SERVICE_ID properties from an array of ServiceReference objects.
List	getServiceNames(ServiceReference reference) Answers an array of service names available from the specified ServiceReference.
List	getServiceNames(ServiceReference[] references) Gets the service names from an array of ServiceReference objects.
boolean	isServiceInstanceOf(ServiceReference reference, String name) Answers true if the ServiceReference is an instance of the service name.
ServiceReference	select(ServiceReference[] references) Select an appropriate ServiceReference from an array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static ServiceReferenceUtility getInstance()

Public getter for the ServiceReferenceUtility singleton instance.

Returns:

The ServiceReferenceUtility singleton instance.

getServiceId

public long getServiceId(ServiceReference reference)

Gets the Constants.SERVICE_ID property from the specified ServiceReference objects.

Parameters:

reference - A ServiceReference.

Returns:

The Constants.SERVICE_ID property value.

getServiceIds

public long[] getServiceIds(ServiceReference[] references)

Gets the Constants.SERVICE_ID properties from an array of ServiceReference objects.

Parameters:

references - An array of ServiceReference objects.

Returns:

An array of Constants.SERVICE_ID property values.

getServiceNames

public List getServiceNames(ServiceReference reference)

Answers an array of service names available from the specified ServiceReference.

Parameters:

reference - The ServiceReference to be queried.

Returns:

A list of fully qualifed type names.

getServiceNames

public List getServiceNames(ServiceReference[] references)

Gets the service names from an array of ServiceReference objects.

Parameters:

references - An array of ServiceReference objects.

Returns:

An list of service names.

isServiceInstanceOf

public boolean isServiceInstanceOf(ServiceReference reference,
                                   String name)

Answers true if the ServiceReference is an instance of the service name.

Parameters:

reference - The ServiceReference to be queried.

name - A fully qualified type name of a service.

Returns:

If the ServiceReference represents the service name return true, otherwise false.

select

public ServiceReference select(ServiceReference[] references)

Select an appropriate ServiceReference from an array. The criteria for selection is as follows:

• The ServiceReference with the highest ranking as specified in its Constants.SERVICE_RANKING property is selected.
• If there is a tie in ranking, the ServiceReference with the lowest service ID, as specified in its Constants.SERVICE_ID property, is selected.

Parameters:

references - An array of ServiceReference objects from which to select.

Returns:

The matching ServiceReference or null.