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package com.ning.billing.osgi.api;

public interface OSGIServiceDescriptor {

    /**
     * @return the symbolic name of the OSGI plugin registering that service
     */
    public String getPluginSymbolicName();

    /**
     *
     * @return the unique of that service-- plugin should rely on namespace to enforce the uniqueness
     */
    public String getServiceName();

    /**
     *
     * @return additional service info that can be interpreted by the OSGIServiceRegistration system
     */
    public String getServiceInfo();

    /**
     *
     * @return the type of the service being registered
     */
    public String getServiceType();
}
