Package org.apache.avalon.framework.service

Interfaces and default implementation of a service management framework supporting container based service lookup and decommissioning.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Serviceable	A Serviceable is a class that need to connect to software components using a "role" abstraction, thus not depending on particular implementations but on behavioral interfaces.
ServiceManager	A ServiceManager selects Objects based on a role.
ServiceSelector	A ServiceSelector selects Objects based on a supplied policy.

Class Summary

Class	Description
DefaultServiceManager	This class is a static implementation of a ServiceManager.
DefaultServiceSelector	This is the default implementation of the ServiceSelector
WrapperServiceManager	This is a ServiceManager implementation that can wrap around a legacy ComponentManager object effectively adapting a ComponentManager interface to a ServiceManager interface.
WrapperServiceSelector	This is a ServiceSelector implementation that can wrap around a legacy ComponentSelector object effectively adapting a ComponentSelector interface to a ServiceSelector interface.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ServiceException	The exception thrown to indicate a problem with service.

Package org.apache.avalon.framework.service Description

Interfaces and default implementation of a service management framework supporting container based service lookup and decommissioning.