Package org.wildfly.service.descriptor

Interface ServiceDescriptor<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the value provided by the described service

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryServiceDescriptor<T>, BinaryServiceDescriptor.Provider<T>, NullaryServiceDescriptor<T>, NullaryServiceDescriptor.Provider<T>, QuaternaryServiceDescriptor<T>, QuaternaryServiceDescriptor.Provider<T>, ServiceDescriptor.Provider<T,SD>, TernaryServiceDescriptor<T>, TernaryServiceDescriptor.Provider<T>, UnaryServiceDescriptor<T>, UnaryServiceDescriptor.Provider<T>

public interface ServiceDescriptor<T>

Describes a service by its name and provided value type.

Author:

Paul Ferraro

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	ServiceDescriptor.Provider<T,SD extends ServiceDescriptor<T>>	Provides a service descriptor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<U extends T> ServiceDescriptor<U>	asType(Class<U> type)	Returns a sub-class view of this service descriptor.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this described service.
Class<T>	getType()	Returns the provided value type of this described service.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this described service.

Returns:

the name of this described service.

getType

Class<T> getType()

Returns the provided value type of this described service.

Returns:

the provided value type of this described service.

asType

<U extends T> ServiceDescriptor<U> asType(Class<U> type)

Returns a sub-class view of this service descriptor.

Type Parameters:

U - the subclass type

Parameters:

type - a sub-class of this descriptor's type

Returns:

a sub-class view of this service descriptor.