001/* 002 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and 003 * Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in compliance with the 004 * License. 005 * 006 * You can obtain a copy of the License at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. See the License for the 007 * specific language governing permission and limitations under the License. 008 * 009 * When distributing Covered Software, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file and include 010 * the License file at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. If applicable, add the following below the CDDL 011 * Header, with the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying 012 * information: "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]". 013 * 014 * Copyright 2013 ForgeRock AS. 015 */ 016package org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.spi; 017 018/** 019 * Interface for providers, which provide an implementation of one or more interfaces. 020 * <p> 021 * A provider must be declared in the provider-configuration file 022 * {@code META-INF/services/org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.spi.<ProviderClass>} 023 * in order to allow automatic loading of the implementation classes using the 024 * {@code java.util.ServiceLoader} facility. 025 */ 026public interface Provider { 027 028 /** 029 * Returns the name of this provider. 030 * 031 * @return name of provider 032 */ 033 String getName(); 034 035}