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package org.adempiere.base;

import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;

/**
 * Service reference holder for a service object. <br/>
 * For caching of service, you should cache this instead of the service object.
 * @author hengsin
 *
 * @param <T>
 */
public interface IServiceReferenceHolder<T> {

	/**
	 * Get service object from cache service reference
	 * @return Service Object or null if the osgi service is no longer available
	 */
	public T getService();
	
	/**
	 * Get the cache service reference
	 * @return ServiceReference
	 */
	public ServiceReference<T> getServiceReference();
}