01: /*
02: * <copyright>
03: *
04: * Copyright 2001-2004 BBNT Solutions, LLC
05: * under sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
06: * Agency (DARPA).
07: *
08: * You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the
09: * terms of the Cougaar Open Source License as published on the
10: * Cougaar Open Source Website (www.cougaar.org).
11: *
12: * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
13: * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
14: * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
15: * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
16: * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
17: * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
18: * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
19: * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
20: * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
21: * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
22: * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
23: *
24: * </copyright>
25: */
26: package org.cougaar.core.component;
27:
28: /** A BindingSite class names and specifies a specific parent Component
29: * (Container) to child Component relationship API, e.g. the API of a
30: * parent which a child may invoke.
31: **/
32: public interface BindingSite // extends Service
33: {
34: //
35: // service request API
36: //
37:
38: /** request access to the ServiceBroker layer of the parent.
39: * Often, services will be attached using introspection at load time
40: * but this accessor allows much more dynamic access to the
41: * service layer.
42: **/
43: ServiceBroker getServiceBroker();
44:
45: //
46: // containment API
47: //
48:
49: /** A Component may call this method to request that it be stopped **/
50: void requestStop();
51:
52: // more component-to-parent requests go here
53: }
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