Class ServiceProvider


  • public abstract class ServiceProvider
    extends java.lang.Object
    Service Provider for Units of Measurement services.

    All the methods in this class are safe to use by multiple concurrent threads.

    Since:
    1.0
    Version:
    2.3, May 19, 2023
    Author:
    Werner Keil, Martin Desruisseaux
    • Constructor Detail

      • ServiceProvider

        protected ServiceProvider()
        Creates a new service provider. Only to be used by subclasses.
    • Method Detail

      • getPriority

        public int getPriority()
        Allows to define a priority for a registered ServiceProvider instance. When multiple providers are registered in the system, the provider with the highest priority value is taken.

        If the "jakarta.annotation.Priority" annotation (from Jakarta Annotations) or "javax.annotation.Priority" annotation (from JSR-250) is present on the ServiceProvider implementation class, then that annotation (first if both were present) is taken and this getPriority() method is ignored. Otherwise – if a Priority annotation is absent – this method is used as a fallback.

        Returns:
        the provider's priority (default is 0).
      • available

        public static final java.util.List<ServiceProvideravailable()
        Returns the list of all service providers available for the current thread's context class loader. The current service provider is always the first item in the returned list. Other service providers after the first item may depend on the caller thread (see service loader API note).
        Returns:
        all service providers available for the current thread's context class loader.
      • of

        public static ServiceProvider of​(java.lang.String name)
        Returns the ServiceProvider with the specified name. The given name must match the name of at least one service provider available in the current thread's context class loader. The service provider names are the values of "jakarta.inject.Named" (from Jakarta Annotations) or "javax.inject.Named" (from JSR-330) annotations when present (first if both were present), or the value of Object.toString() method for providers without Named annotation.

        Implementors are encouraged to provide an Named annotation or to override Object.toString() and use a unique enough name, e.g. the class name or other distinct attributes. Should multiple service providers nevertheless use the same name, the one with the highest priority wins.

        Parameters:
        name - the name of the service provider to return
        Returns:
        the ServiceProvider with the specified name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if available service providers do not contain a provider with the specified name
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if name is null
        Since:
        2.0
        See Also:
        Object.toString()