org.eclipse.ecf.discovery.identity
Interface IServiceTypeID

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable, ID, java.security.Principal, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JMDNSServiceTypeID, JSLPServiceTypeID, ServiceTypeID

public interface IServiceTypeID
extends ID

Service type ID contract.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getInternal() Get the internal name of the service type.
java.lang.String	getNamingAuthority()
java.lang.String[]	getProtocols()
java.lang.String[]	getScopes()
java.lang.String[]	getServices()

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ecf.core.identity.ID

equals, getName, getNamespace, hashCode, toExternalForm

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

toString

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Method Detail

getNamingAuthority

java.lang.String getNamingAuthority()

Returns:

String Naming Authority for this ServiceType. May be null.

getProtocols

java.lang.String[] getProtocols()

Returns:

String[] of protocols supported. Will not be null, but may be empty array.

getScopes

java.lang.String[] getScopes()

Returns:

The scopes in which this Service is registered. Will not be null, but may be empty array.

getServices

java.lang.String[] getServices()

Returns:

The name of the service type. If the underlying discovery mechanism supports naming hierarchies, the hierarchy will be returned flattened as an array. Will not be null, but may be empty array.

getInternal

java.lang.String getInternal()

Get the internal name of the service type. Provider implementations may choose to have this return the same value as ID.getName(), or they may return a different, internal value appropriate to the provider.

Returns:

String internal name for this service type. Will not return null.