ComponentRef (Infinispan JavaDoc All 9.4.26.Final API)

```
public interface ComponentRef<T>
```
Reference to a component. TODO Dan: Investigate locking the component so that dependencies cannot stop while used through a weak dependency. Not sure how useful it would be, since most references to components are in classes that are not registered components themselves.

Since:

9.4

Author:

Dan Berindei

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  String getName()
  
  boolean isRunning()
  
  boolean isWired()
  
  T running()
  
  T wired()

- Method Detail
  - running
```
T running()
```
    Returns:
    
    the running component instance
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalLifecycleStateException - if the component is not running
  - wired
```
T wired()
```
    Returns:
    
    the wired component instance, which may or may not be running.
  - isRunning
```
boolean isRunning()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if all of the component's start methods have run and none of its stop methods started running
  - isWired
```
boolean isWired()
```
  - getName
```
String getName()
```