NEW ISSUE: equals() method on ServiceReference and CallableReference

["Mark Combellack" <mcombellack@avaya.com>]

RAISER: Mark Combellack
 
TARGET: SCA Java Common Annotations and APIs
 
DESCRIPTION:

The equals() and hashCode() methods are some of the fundamental Java Object methods that are used for comparing objects. The SCA Java specifications do not describe what should happen when the equals() or hashCode() methods are called on a ServiceReference or CallableReference.

 

Without an explicit statement, SCA developers will not know whether they can compare ServiceReferences and CallableReferences.

 

I’ve sent an email to the SCA-Java list (see link below) that contains an example usage scenario.

 

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/sca-j/200805/msg00037.html

 

PROPOSAL:

Update the specification to state that the equals() method for ServiceReference can be used to test whether they refer to the same target.

 

Update the specification to state that the equals() method for CallableReference can be used to test whether they refer to the same target.

 

Update the specification to state that the hashCode() method for ServiceReference and CallableReference must comply with the hashCode() contract as defined by Java - see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode()

 

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