AbstractProviderService (ONOS Java API (2.5.1))

java.lang.Object
- org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractProviderService<P>

Type Parameters:

P - type of the information provider

All Implemented Interfaces:

ProviderService<P>
```
public abstract class AbstractProviderService<P extends Provider>
extends Object
implements ProviderService<P>
```
Base implementation of a provider service, which tracks the provider to which it is issued and can be invalidated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected AbstractProviderService(P provider)
Creates a provider service on behalf of the specified provider.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`checkValidity()`	Checks the validity of this provider service.
`void`	`invalidate()`	Invalidates this provider service.
`P`	`provider()`	Returns the provider to which this service has been issued.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractProviderService
```
protected AbstractProviderService(P provider)
```
    Creates a provider service on behalf of the specified provider.
    
    Parameters:
    
    provider - provider to which this service is being issued
- Method Detail
  - invalidate
```
public void invalidate()
```
    Invalidates this provider service.
  - checkValidity
```
public void checkValidity()
```
    Checks the validity of this provider service.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the service is no longer valid
  - provider
```
public P provider()
```
    Description copied from interface: ProviderService
    
    Returns the provider to which this service has been issued.
    
    Specified by:
    
    provider in interface ProviderService<P extends Provider>
    
    Returns:
    
    provider to which this service has been assigned