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4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16  
17  package org.springframework.osgi.context;
18  
19  import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
20  import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
21  import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
22  
23  /**
24   * Interface that extends <code>ConfigurableApplicationContext</code> to
25   * provides OSGi specific functionality.
26   * 
27   * <p>
28   * <strong>Note:</strong> Just like its ancestors,the setters of this interface
29   * should be called before <code>refresh</code>ing the
30   * <code>ApplicationContext</code>
31   * 
32   * @author Costin Leau
33   */
34  public interface ConfigurableOsgiBundleApplicationContext extends ConfigurableApplicationContext {
35  
36  	/**
37  	 * Service entry used for specifying the application context name when
38  	 * published as an OSGi service
39  	 */
40  	static final String APPLICATION_CONTEXT_SERVICE_PROPERTY_NAME = "org.springframework.context.service.name";
41  
42  	/**
43  	 * Bean name under which the OSGi bundle context is published as a
44  	 * singleton.
45  	 */
46  	static final String BUNDLE_CONTEXT_BEAN_NAME = "bundleContext";
47  
48  
49  	/**
50  	 * Sets the config locations for this OSGi bundle application context. If
51  	 * not set, the implementation is supposed to use a default for the given
52  	 * bundle.
53  	 * 
54  	 * @param configLocations array of configuration locations
55  	 */
56  	void setConfigLocations(String[] configLocations);
57  
58  	/**
59  	 * Sets the <code>BundleContext</code> used by this OSGi bundle
60  	 * application context. Normally it's the <code>BundleContext</code> in
61  	 * which the context runs.
62  	 * 
63  	 * <p>
64  	 * Does not cause an initialization of the context: {@link #refresh()} needs
65  	 * to be called after the setting of all configuration properties.
66  	 * 
67  	 * @param bundleContext the <code>BundleContext</code> used by this
68  	 * application context.
69  	 * @see #refresh()
70  	 */
71  	void setBundleContext(BundleContext bundleContext);
72  
73  	/**
74  	 * Return the <code>BundleContext</code> for this application context.
75  	 * This method is offered as a helper since as of OSGi 4.1, the bundle
76  	 * context can be discovered directly from the given bundle.
77  	 * 
78  	 * @return the <code>BundleContext</code> in which this application
79  	 * context runs
80  	 * 
81  	 * @see #getBundle()
82  	 */
83  	BundleContext getBundleContext();
84  
85  	/**
86  	 * Returns the OSGi <code>Bundle</code> for this application context.
87  	 * 
88  	 * @return the <code>Bundle</code> for this OSGi bundle application
89  	 * context.
90  	 */
91  	Bundle getBundle();
92  
93  	/**
94  	 * Indicates whether this application context should be publish as an OSGi
95  	 * service if successfully started. By default, this is set to
96  	 * <code>true</code>.
97  	 * 
98  	 * @param publishContextAsService true if the application context should be
99  	 * published as a service, false otherwise
100 	 */
101 	void setPublishContextAsService(boolean publishContextAsService);
102 }