org.eclipse.ecf.core.sharedobject
Interface ISharedObjectConfig

All Known Implementing Classes:

SOConfig

public interface ISharedObjectConfig

Configuration information provided to ISharedObject via its enclosing ISharedObjectContainer

See Also:

ISharedObject.init(ISharedObjectConfig)

Method Summary

ISharedObjectContext	getContext() Get the ISharedObjectContext instance for this ISharedObject.
ID	getHomeContainerID() Get the ID of the container that is the home of the primary copy of the ISharedObject instance.
java.util.Map	getProperties() Get properties associated with with this ISharedObject
ID	getSharedObjectID() Get the ID associated with this ISharedObject by its container.

Method Detail

getSharedObjectID

ID getSharedObjectID()

Get the ID associated with this ISharedObject by its container. Containers must provide an implementation of this configuration that provides a non-null ID instance in response to this method call.

Returns:

ID that ISharedObject can use for imlementing its own ISharedObject.getID(). Will not be null.

getHomeContainerID

ID getHomeContainerID()

Get the ID of the container that is the home of the primary copy of the ISharedObject instance.

Returns:

the ID of the container that is the home of the primary copy of the ISharedObject instance. Will not be null.

getContext

ISharedObjectContext getContext()

Get the ISharedObjectContext instance for this ISharedObject. The ISharedObjectContext provides access to container-provided services, including messaging to remote containers and to remote replicas of the ISharedObject, as well as access to OSGI-platform services.

Returns:

ISharedObjectContext for the ISharedObject to use to access container and associated services. Will return null if context is no longer valid.

getProperties

java.util.Map getProperties()

Get properties associated with with this ISharedObject

Returns:

Map with properties associated with this ISharedObject instance. Will not be null.