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/*
 * wire.h
 *
 *  \date       Jul 12, 2010
 *  \author    	<a href="mailto:dev@celix.apache.org">Apache Celix Project Team</a>
 *  \copyright	Apache License, Version 2.0
 */

#ifndef WIRE_H_
#define WIRE_H_

typedef struct wire *wire_pt;

#include "requirement.h"
#include "capability.h"
#include "module.h"
#include "linked_list.h"
#include "module.h"

/**
 * @defgroup Version Version
 * @ingroup framework
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Create a wire between two modules using a requirement and capability.
 *
 * @param importer The importer module of the wire.
 * @param requirement The requirement of the importer.
 * @param exporter The exporter module of the wire.
 * @param capability The capability of the wire.
 * @param wire The created wire.
 * @return Status code indication failure or success:
 * 		- CELIX_SUCCESS when no errors are encountered.
 * 		- CELIX_ENOMEM If allocating memory for <code>wire</code> failed.
 */
celix_status_t wire_create(module_pt importer, requirement_pt requirement,
		module_pt exporter, capability_pt capability, wire_pt *wire);

/**
 * Getter for the capability of the exporting module.
 *
 * @param wire The wire to get the capability from.
 * @param capability The capability
 * @return Status code indication failure or success:
 *      - CELIX_SUCCESS when no errors are encountered.
 */
celix_status_t wire_destroy(wire_pt wire);

/**
 * Getter for the capability of the exporting module.
 *
 * @param wire The wire to get the capability from.
 * @param capability The capability
 * @return Status code indication failure or success:
 * 		- CELIX_SUCCESS when no errors are encountered.
 */
celix_status_t wire_getCapability(wire_pt wire, capability_pt *capability);

/**
 * Getter for the requirement of the importing module.
 *
 * @param wire The wire to get the requirement from.
 * @param requirement The requirement
 * @return Status code indication failure or success:
 * 		- CELIX_SUCCESS when no errors are encountered.
 */
celix_status_t wire_getRequirement(wire_pt wire, requirement_pt *requirement);

/**
 * Getter for the importer of the wire.
 *
 * @param wire The wire to get the importer from.
 * @param importer The importing module.
 * @return Status code indication failure or success:
 * 		- CELIX_SUCCESS when no errors are encountered.
 */
celix_status_t wire_getImporter(wire_pt wire, module_pt *importer);

/**
 * Getter for the exporter of the wire.
 *
 * @param wire The wire to get the exporter from.
 * @param exporter The exporting module.
 * @return Status code indication failure or success:
 * 		- CELIX_SUCCESS when no errors are encountered.
 */
celix_status_t wire_getExporter(wire_pt wire, module_pt *exporter);

/**
 * @}
 */

#endif /* WIRE_H_ */