1 // Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
7 // An interface through which a client may request services from a host.
8 // Instances of this interface are created within the context of an
9 // already-identified client and host pair, so there is no need to explicitly
10 // identify the client or host in the methods below.
11 interface ServiceProvider {
12 // Asks the host to provide the service identified by |interface_name| through
13 // the message |pipe| endpoint supplied by the caller. If the host is not
14 // willing or able to provide the requested service, it should close the
16 ConnectToService(string interface_name, handle<message_pipe> pipe);