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+/******************************************************************************* 
+* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 EclipseSource and others. All rights reserved. This
+* program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of
+* the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is
+* available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+*
+* Contributors:
+*   EclipseSource - initial API and implementation
+ *   IBM - ongoing development
+******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata;
+
+/**
+ * Describes a capability as exposed or required by an installable unit
+ * 
+ * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
+ * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
+ * @since 2.0
+ */
+public interface IProvidedCapability {
+
+	public String getName();
+
+	public String getNamespace();
+
+	public Version getVersion();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this provided capability is equal to the given object.
+	 * 
+	 * This method returns <i>true</i> if:
+	 * <ul>
+	 *  <li> Both this object and the given object are of type IProvidedCapability
+	 *  <li> The result of <b>getName()</b> on both objects are equal
+	 *  <li> The result of <b>getNamespace()</b> on both objects are equal
+	 *  <li> The result of <b>getVersion()</b> on both objects are equal
+	 * </ul> 
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(Object other);
+
+}
+\ No newline at end of file