01: /*
02: * <copyright>
03: *
04: * Copyright 1997-2004 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:
27: package org.cougaar.core.service;
28:
29: import org.cougaar.core.component.Service;
30: import org.cougaar.core.mts.MessageAddress;
31: import org.cougaar.core.persist.PersistenceState;
32: import org.cougaar.core.util.UID;
33: import org.cougaar.core.util.UniqueObject;
34:
35: /**
36: * This service is the backwards-compatible API for the {@link
37: * UIDService}.
38: */
39: public interface UIDServer extends Service {
40: /**
41: * MessageAddress of the agent.
42: * <p>
43: * This is primarily for backwards compatibility; components
44: * should get their agent's address through the
45: * {@link org.cougaar.core.service.AgentIdentificationService},
46: * which the common plugin base classes provide as a
47: * "getAgentIdentifier()" method.
48: */
49: MessageAddress getMessageAddress();
50:
51: /** Take the next Unique ID. */
52: UID nextUID();
53:
54: /**
55: * Assign the next UID to a unique object.
56: * <p>
57: * This is equivalent to <code>o.setUID(nextUID())</code>.
58: */
59: UID registerUniqueObject(UniqueObject o);
60:
61: /** persistence backwards compatibility. */
62: PersistenceState getPersistenceState();
63:
64: void setPersistenceState(PersistenceState state);
65: }
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