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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2011). 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.framework.resource;
+
+/**
+ * A wire connecting a {@link Capability} to a {@link Requirement}.
+ * 
+ * @ThreadSafe
+ * @version $Id: e1d43aa8b1d29bcd6d840397b18d6af0b3ae6824 $
+ */
+public interface Wire {
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link Capability} for this wire.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The {@link Capability} for this wire.
+	 */
+	Capability getCapability();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the {@link Requirement} for this wire.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The {@link Requirement} for this wire.
+	 */
+	Requirement getRequirement();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the providing {@link Resource resource} of the {@link #getCapability() capability}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The resource returned may differ from the resource referenced by the {@link #getCapability()
+	 * capability}.
+	 * @return the providing {@link Resource resource}.
+	 */
+	Resource getProvider();
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the requiring {@link Resource resource} of the {@link #getRequirement() requirement}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The resource returned my differ from the resource referenced by the {@link #getRequirement()
+	 * requirement}
+	 * @return the requiring {@link Resource resource}.
+	 */
+	Resource getRequirer();
+}