manager/1.0/IServiceManager.hal

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package android.hidl.manager@1.0;

/**
 * Manages all the hidl hals on a device.
 *
 * All examples in this file assume that there is one service registered with
 * the service manager, "android.hidl.manager@1.0::IServiceManager/manager"
 *
 * Terminology:
 *   Package: "android.hidl.manager"
 *   Major version: "1"
 *   Minor version: "0"
 *   Version: "1.0"
 *   Interface name: "IServiceManager"
 *   Fully-qualified interface name: "android.hidl.manager@1.0::IServiceManager"
 *   Instance name: "manager"
 *   Fully-qualified instance name: "android.hidl.manager@1.0::IServiceManager/manager"
 */
interface IServiceManager {

    /**
     * Retrieve an existing service.
     *
     * WARNING: This function is for libhidl/HwBinder use only. You are likely
     * looking for 'IMyInterface::getService("name")' instead.
     *
     * @param iface    Fully-qualified interface name.
     * @param name     Instance name. Same as in IServiceManager::add.
     *
     * @return service Handle to requested service, same as provided in
     *                 IServiceManager::add.
     */
    get(string fqName, string name) generates (interface service);

    /**
     * Register a service.
     *
     * WARNING: This function is for libhidl/HwBinder use only. You are likely
     * looking for 'INTERFACE::registerAsService("name")' instead.
     *
     * @param interfaceChain List of fully-qualified interface names. The first
     *                       must be the actual interface name. Subsequent names must
     *                       follow the inheritance hierarchy of the interface.
     * @param name           Instance name. Must also be used to retrieve service.
     * @param service        Handle to registering service.
     *
     * @return success       Whether or not the service was registered.
     *
     */
    add(vec<string> interfaceChain, string name, interface service)
        generates (bool success);

    /**
     * List all registered services.
     *
     * @return fqInstanceNames List of fully-qualified instance names.
     */
    list() generates (vec<string> fqInstanceNames);

    /**
     * List all instances of a particular service.
     *
     * @param fqName         Fully-qualified interface name.
     *
     * @return instanceNames List of instance names running the particular service.
     */
    listByInterface(string fqName) generates (vec<string> instanceNames);

};