ServiceProvider

Type Parameters:

T - The type of services this provider returns
```
public interface ServiceProvider<T extends Service>
```
A repository of Service instances that can be used to look them up by type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<U extends T> U`	`getService(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)`	Looks up the `Service` of the given `serviceType`.
`<U extends T> java.util.Collection<U>`	`getServicesOfType(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)`	Looks up all `Service` instances that are subtypes of the given `serviceType` supplied.

- Method Detail
  - getService
```
<U extends T> U getService(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)
```
    Looks up the Service of the given serviceType.
    There is no guarantee that services returned here will be started.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    U - the Service type
    
    Parameters:
    
    serviceType - the class of the service being looked up
    
    Returns:
    
    a service instance of type T, or null if it couldn't be located
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if serviceType is marked with the PluralService annotation
    
    See Also:
    
    Service.start(ServiceProvider)
  - getServicesOfType
```
<U extends T> java.util.Collection<U> getServicesOfType(java.lang.Class<U> serviceType)
```
    Looks up all Service instances that are subtypes of the given serviceType supplied.
    This method must be used to retrieves service types marked with the PluralService annotation.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    U - the Service type
    
    Parameters:
    
    serviceType - the class of the service being looked up
    
    Returns:
    
    all the service instances assignable to serviceType