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/*
    //#ServiceProvider.java:1:1: class: com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider
    //#ServiceProvider.java:1:1: method: com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider.com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Chris Smith, Shane Mc Cormack, Gregory Holmes
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 * SOFTWARE.
 */
package com.dmdirc.plugins;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Defines a ServiceProvider.
 */
public interface ServiceProvider {
	/**
	 * Is this provider active at this time.
	 *
	 * @return true if the provider is able to provide its services
	 */
	boolean isActive();
	
	/** Activate the services. */
	void activateServices();
	
	/**
	 * Get a list of services provided by this provider.
	 *
	 * @return A list of services provided by this provider.
	 */
	List<Service> getServices();
	
	/**
     * Get the name of this provider.
     * 
     * @return This provider's name
     */
	String getProviderName();
	
	/**
	 * Get an ExportedService object from this provider.
	 *
	 * @param name Service name
	 * @return ExportedService object. If no such service exists, the execute
	 *         method of this ExportedService will always return null.
	 */
	ExportedService getExportedService(final String name);
}
    //#output(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Descendant_Table[com/dmdirc/plugins/ServiceProvider]
    //#output(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.activateServices()V
    //#output(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.getExportedService(Ljava/lang/String;)Lcom/dmdirc/plugins/ExportedService;
    //#output(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.getProviderName()Ljava/lang/String;
    //#output(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.getServices()Ljava/util/List;
    //#output(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.isActive()Z
    //#post(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Descendant_Table[com/dmdirc/plugins/ServiceProvider] == &__Dispatch_Table
    //#post(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.activateServices()V == &activateServices
    //#post(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.getExportedService(Ljava/lang/String;)Lcom/dmdirc/plugins/ExportedService; == &getExportedService
    //#post(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.getProviderName()Ljava/lang/String; == &getProviderName
    //#post(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.getServices()Ljava/util/List; == &getServices
    //#post(com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init): __Dispatch_Table.isActive()Z == &isActive
    //#ServiceProvider.java:: end of method: com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider.com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider__static_init
    //#ServiceProvider.java:: end of class: com.dmdirc.plugins.ServiceProvider
