1 /**
2 * - Digitalis Internal Framework v2.0 - (C) 2007, Digitalis Informatica.
3 * Distribuicao e Gestao de Informatica, Lda. Estrada de Paco de Arcos num.9 -
4 * Piso -1 2780-666 Paco de Arcos Telefone: (351) 21 4408990 Fax: (351) 21
5 * 4408999 http://www.digitalis.pt
6 */
7 package pt.digitalis.dif.dem.interfaces;
8
9 import java.util.Map;
10
11 /**
12 * This interface represents a Provider entity on the DEM. A Provider is
13 * responsible for a set of Services.
14 *
15 * @author pviegas
16 * @author Rodrigo Gonçalves <a
17 * href="mailto:rgoncalves@digitalis.pt">rgoncalves@digitalis.pt</a>
18 * @created 2007/04/24
19 */
20 public interface IProvider extends IEntity, IMessage, IRegistrable {
21
22 /**
23 * Returns the applications associated with the Provider.
24 *
25 * @return the list of the Provider's applications
26 */
27 public Map<String, IApplication> getApplications();
28 }