| /* |
| * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2008, 2009). 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 |
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| */ |
| package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect; |
| |
| /** |
| * Metadata for a reference that will bind to a single matching service in the |
| * service registry. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * This is specified by the <code>reference</code> element. |
| * |
| * @ThreadSafe |
| * @version $Revision$ |
| */ |
| public interface ReferenceMetadata extends Target, ServiceReferenceMetadata { |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the timeout for service invocations when a backing service is is |
| * unavailable. |
| * |
| * This is specified by the <code>timeout</code> attribute of the reference. |
| * |
| * @return The timeout, in milliseconds, for service invocations when a |
| * backing service is is unavailable. |
| */ |
| long getTimeout(); |
| } |