* Defines the component of controller and supplies additional metadata. A
* component of the controller or application supplies a concrete implementation
* of this interface.
* Defines the component of controller and supplies additional metadata. A
* component of the controller or application supplies a concrete implementation
* of this interface.
* <p>
* A user-implemented component (application) which facilitates the SAL and SAL
* services to access infrastructure services and to provide functionality to
* {@link Consumer}s and other providers.
* <p>
* A user-implemented component (application) which facilitates the SAL and SAL
* services to access infrastructure services and to provide functionality to
* {@link Consumer}s and other providers.
* <p>
* The provider <b>MUST use the session</b> for all communication with SAL
* or retrieving SAL infrastructure services.
* <p>
* The provider <b>MUST use the session</b> for all communication with SAL
* or retrieving SAL infrastructure services.
/**
* Gets a set of implementations of provider functionality to be registered
* into system during the provider registration to the SAL.
/**
* Gets a set of implementations of provider functionality to be registered
* into system during the provider registration to the SAL.
* <p>
* This method is invoked by {@link Broker#registerProvider(Provider)} to
* learn the initial provided functionality
* <p>
* This method is invoked by {@link Broker#registerProvider(Provider)} to
* learn the initial provided functionality
* @return Set of provider's functionality.
*/
public Collection<ProviderFunctionality> getProviderFunctionality();
/**
* Functionality provided by the {@link Provider}
* @return Set of provider's functionality.
*/
public Collection<ProviderFunctionality> getProviderFunctionality();
/**
* Functionality provided by the {@link Provider}
* <p>
* Marker interface used to mark the interfaces describing specific
* functionality which could be exposed by providers to other components.
* <p>
* Marker interface used to mark the interfaces describing specific
* functionality which could be exposed by providers to other components.