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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2009, 2010). All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.osgi.service.remoteserviceadmin;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
+
+/**
+ * A Remote Service Admin manages the import and export of services.
+ *
+ * A Distribution Provider can expose a control interface. This interface allows
+ * a Topology Manager to control the export and import of services.
+ *
+ * The API allows a Topology Manager to export a service, to import a service,
+ * and find out about the current imports and exports.
+ *
+ * @ThreadSafe
+ * @noimplement
+ * @version $Id: 7b2e01c324cc2d04a06f7d7addfe9ea1af1dc7ad $
+ */
+public interface RemoteServiceAdmin {
+
+ /**
+ * Export a service to a given Endpoint. The Remote Service Admin must
+ * create an Endpoint from the given description that can be used by other
+ * Distribution Providers to connect to this Remote Service Admin and use
+ * the exported service.
+ *
+ * The property keys of a Service Reference are case insensitive while the
+ * property keys of the specified {@code properties} map are case
+ * sensitive. A property key in the specified {@code properties} map
+ * must therefore override any case variant property key in the properties
+ * of the specified Service Reference.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * If the caller does not have the appropriate
+ * {@code EndpointPermission[endpoint,EXPORT]} for an Endpoint, and the
+ * Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then the
+ * {@link ExportRegistration#getException() getException} method on the
+ * corresponding returned {@link ExportRegistration} will return a
+ * {@code SecurityException}.
+ *
+ * @param reference The Service Reference to export.
+ * @param properties The properties to create a local Endpoint that can be
+ * implemented by this Remote Service Admin. If this is
+ * {@code null}, the Endpoint will be determined by the
+ * properties on the service. The properties are the same as given
+ * for an exported service. They override any properties in the
+ * specified Service Reference (case insensitive). The properties
+ * {@code objectClass} and {@code service.id}, in any case
+ * variant, are ignored. Those properties in the Service Reference
+ * cannot be overridden. This parameter can be {@code null},
+ * this should be treated as an empty map.
+ * @return A {@code Collection} of {@link ExportRegistration}s for the
+ * specified Service Reference and properties. Multiple Export
+ * Registrations may be returned because a single service can be
+ * exported to multiple Endpoints depending on the available
+ * configuration type properties. The result is never
+ * {@code null} but may be empty if this Remove Service Admin
+ * does not recognize any of the configuration types.
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException If any of the properties has a value
+ * that is not syntactically correct or if the service properties
+ * and the overlaid properties do not contain a
+ * {@link RemoteConstants#SERVICE_EXPORTED_INTERFACES} entry.
+ * @throws UnsupportedOperationException If any of the intents expressed
+ * through the properties is not supported by the distribution
+ * provider.
+ */
+ Collection<ExportRegistration> exportService(ServiceReference reference,
+ Map<String, ? > properties);
+
+ /**
+ * Import a service from an Endpoint. The Remote Service Admin must use the
+ * given Endpoint to create a proxy. This method can return
+ * {@code null} if the service could not be imported.
+ *
+ * @param endpoint The Endpoint Description to be used for import.
+ * @return An Import Registration that combines the Endpoint Description and
+ * the Service Reference or {@code null} if the Endpoint could
+ * not be imported.
+ * @throws SecurityException If the caller does not have the appropriate
+ * {@code EndpointPermission[endpoint,IMPORT]} for the
+ * Endpoint, and the Java Runtime Environment supports permissions.
+ */
+ ImportRegistration importService(EndpointDescription endpoint);
+
+ /**
+ * Return the currently active Export References.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * If the caller does not have the appropriate
+ * {@code EndpointPermission[endpoint,READ]} for an Endpoint, and the
+ * Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then returned collection
+ * will not contain a reference to the exported Endpoint.
+ *
+ * @return A {@code Collection} of {@link ExportReference}s that are
+ * currently active.
+ */
+ Collection<ExportReference> getExportedServices();
+
+ /**
+ * Return the currently active Import References.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * If the caller does not have the appropriate
+ * {@code EndpointPermission[endpoint,READ]} for an Endpoint, and the
+ * Java Runtime Environment supports permissions, then returned collection
+ * will not contain a reference to the imported Endpoint.
+ *
+ * @return A {@code Collection} of {@link ImportReference}s that are
+ * currently active.
+ */
+ Collection<ImportReference> getImportedEndpoints();
+
+}

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