ReferenceMetadata

All Superinterfaces:: ComponentMetadata, Metadata, NonNullMetadata, ServiceReferenceMetadata, Target

public interface ReferenceMetadata extends Target, ServiceReferenceMetadata

Metadata for a reference that will bind to a single matching service in the service registry.

This is specified by the reference element.

Version:: $Revision: 7563 $

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface ComponentMetadata
ACTIVATION_EAGER, ACTIVATION_LAZY

Fields inherited from interface ServiceReferenceMetadata
AVAILABILITY_MANDATORY, AVAILABILITY_OPTIONAL
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

long

getTimeout()

Return the timeout for service invocations when a backing service is is unavailable.

Methods inherited from interface ComponentMetadata
getActivation, getDependsOn, getId

Methods inherited from interface ServiceReferenceMetadata
getAvailability, getComponentName, getFilter, getInterface, getReferenceListeners

Method Details
- getTimeout
  
  long getTimeout()
  
  Return the timeout for service invocations when a backing service is is unavailable. This is specified by the timeout attribute of the reference.
  
  Returns:
  
  The timeout, in milliseconds, for service invocations when a backing service is is unavailable.