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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     14  * limitations under the License.
     15  */
     16 
     17 package com.android.location.provider;
     18 
     19 import android.os.IBinder;
     20 
     21 /**
     22  * Base class for Fused providers implemented as unbundled services.
     23  *
     24  * <p>Fused providers can be implemented as services and return the result of
     25  * {@link com.android.location.provider.FusedProvider#getBinder()} in its getBinder() method.
     26  *
     27  * @deprecated This class should no longer be used. The location service does not uses this.
     28  * This class exist here just to prevent existing apps having reference to this class from
     29  * breaking.
     30  */
     31 @Deprecated
     32 public abstract class FusedProvider {
     33     /**
     34      * Gets the Binder associated with the provider.
     35      * This is intended to be used for the onBind() method of a service that implements a fused
     36      * service.
     37      *
     38      * @return The IBinder instance associated with the provider.
     39      */
     40     public IBinder getBinder() {
     41         return null;
     42     }
     43 }
     44