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package org.osgi.framework.namespace;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;
import org.osgi.resource.Namespace;

Wiring Capability and Requirement Namespaces base class.

This class is the common class shared by all OSGi defined wiring namespaces.
It defines the names for the common attributes and directives for the OSGi
specified wiring namespaces.
 The values associated with these keys are of type String, unless otherwise indicated. 
Author:
$Id: 6bbd0ddefc452b0ace2f43ec3aa67a687adcf03c $
@Immutable
/**
 * Wiring Capability and Requirement Namespaces base class.
 * 
 * <p>
 * This class is the common class shared by all OSGi defined wiring namespaces.
 * It defines the names for the common attributes and directives for the OSGi
 * specified wiring namespaces.
 * 
 * <p>
 * The values associated with these keys are of type {@code String}, unless
 * otherwise indicated.
 * 
 * @Immutable
 * @author $Id: 6bbd0ddefc452b0ace2f43ec3aa67a687adcf03c $
 */
@ProviderType
public abstract class AbstractWiringNamespace extends Namespace {

	
The capability directive used to specify the comma separated list of mandatory attributes which must be specified in the filter of a requirement in order for the capability to match the requirement. /**
	 * The capability directive used to specify the comma separated list of
	 * mandatory attributes which must be specified in the
	 * {@link Namespace#REQUIREMENT_FILTER_DIRECTIVE filter} of a requirement in
	 * order for the capability to match the requirement.
	 */
	public final static String	CAPABILITY_MANDATORY_DIRECTIVE		= "mandatory";

	
The capability attribute contains the Version of the resource providing the capability if one is specified or 0.0.0 if not specified. The value of this attribute must be of type Version. /**
	 * The capability attribute contains the {@code Version} of the resource
	 * providing the capability if one is specified or {@code 0.0.0} if not
	 * specified. The value of this attribute must be of type {@code Version}.
	 */
	public static final String	CAPABILITY_BUNDLE_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE	= "bundle-version";

	AbstractWiringNamespace() {
		// empty
	}
}