public interface DriverLocator
DRIVER_ID
.
Driver Locator services provide the mechanism for dynamically downloading new device driver bundles into an OSGi environment. They are supplied by providers and encapsulate all provider-specific details related to the location and acquisition of driver bundles.
Driver
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
String[] |
findDrivers(Dictionary props)
Returns an array of
DRIVER_ID strings of drivers capable of
attaching to a device with the given properties. |
InputStream |
loadDriver(String id)
Get an
InputStream from which the driver bundle providing a
driver with the giving DRIVER_ID can be installed. |
String[] findDrivers(Dictionary props)
DRIVER_ID
strings of drivers capable of
attaching to a device with the given properties.
The property keys in the specified Dictionary
objects are
case-insensitive.
props
- the properties of the device for which a driver is soughtDRIVER_ID
strings of drivers capable
of attaching to a Device service with the given properties, or
null
if this Driver Locator service does not know of
any such driversInputStream loadDriver(String id) throws IOException
InputStream
from which the driver bundle providing a
driver with the giving DRIVER_ID
can be installed.id
- the DRIVER_ID
of the driver that needs to be
installed.InputStream
object from which the driver bundle
can be installed or null
if the driver with the
given ID cannot be locatedIOException
- the input stream for the bundle cannot be
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