Interface Resource

All Known Subinterfaces:

LocalResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConvertedResource, LazyLocalResourceImpl, LocalResourceImpl, ResourceImpl

public interface Resource

A resource is an abstraction of a downloadable thing, like a bundle. Resources have capabilities and requirements. All a resource's requirements must be satisfied before it can be installed.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	CATEGORY
static final String	COPYRIGHT
static final String	DESCRIPTION
static final String	DOCUMENTATION_URI
static final String	ID
static final String	JAVADOC_URI
static final String	LICENSE_URI
static final String	MANIFEST_VERSION
static final String	PRESENTATION_NAME
static final String	SIZE
static final String	SOURCE_URI
static final String	SYMBOLIC_NAME
static final String	URI
static final String	VERSION

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Capability[]	getCapabilities()	Retrieve the capabilities
String[]	getCategories()	Retrieve this resource categories
String	getId()	Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(ID)}}
String	getPresentationName()	Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(PRESENTATION_NAME)}}
Map	getProperties()	Get all resource properties
Requirement[]	getRequirements()	Retrieve the requirements
Long	getSize()	Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(SIZE)}}
String	getSymbolicName()	Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(SYMBOLIC_NAME)}}
String	getURI()	Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(URI)}}
org.osgi.framework.Version	getVersion()	Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(VERSION)}}
boolean	isLocal()	Returns whether this resource is a local one or not.

Field Details

LICENSE_URI

static final String LICENSE_URI

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• Constant Field Values

DESCRIPTION

static final String DESCRIPTION

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• Constant Field Values

DOCUMENTATION_URI

static final String DOCUMENTATION_URI

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• Constant Field Values

COPYRIGHT

static final String COPYRIGHT

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• Constant Field Values

SOURCE_URI

static final String SOURCE_URI

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• Constant Field Values

JAVADOC_URI

static final String JAVADOC_URI

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• Constant Field Values

SYMBOLIC_NAME

static final String SYMBOLIC_NAME

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• Constant Field Values

PRESENTATION_NAME

static final String PRESENTATION_NAME

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• Constant Field Values

ID

static final String ID

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• Constant Field Values

VERSION

static final String VERSION

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• Constant Field Values

URI

static final String URI

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• Constant Field Values

SIZE

static final String SIZE

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• Constant Field Values

CATEGORY

static final String CATEGORY

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• Constant Field Values

MANIFEST_VERSION

static final String MANIFEST_VERSION

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• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getProperties

Map getProperties()

Get all resource properties

Returns:

getId

String getId()

Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(ID)}}

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getSymbolicName

String getSymbolicName()

Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(SYMBOLIC_NAME)}}

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getVersion

org.osgi.framework.Version getVersion()

Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(VERSION)}}

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getPresentationName

String getPresentationName()

Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(PRESENTATION_NAME)}}

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getURI

String getURI()

Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(URI)}}

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getSize

Long getSize()

Shortcut for {{getProperties().get(SIZE)}}

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getCategories

String[] getCategories()

Retrieve this resource categories

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getCapabilities

Capability[] getCapabilities()

Retrieve the capabilities

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getRequirements

Requirement[] getRequirements()

Retrieve the requirements

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isLocal

boolean isLocal()

Returns whether this resource is a local one or not. Local resources are already available in the OSGi framework and thus will be preferred over other resources.