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 *
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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;


/**
 * Base class for all components.
 *
 * @see BeanMetadata
 * @see ServiceReferenceMetadata
 * @see ServiceMetadata
 */
public interface ComponentMetadata extends NonNullMetadata {

	/**
	 * The id of the component.
	 *
	 * ### renamed to getId
	 * @return component id. The component id can be <code>null</code> if this is an anonymously
	 * defined inner component.
	 */
	String getId();
}
