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package org.apache.aries.blueprint;

import java.security.AccessControlContext;
import java.util.Dictionary;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.aries.blueprint.container.ServiceRecipe;
import org.apache.aries.blueprint.di.Repository;
import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.BlueprintContainer;
import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.BlueprintListener;
import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.Converter;

/**
 * TODO: javadoc
 *
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface ExtendedBlueprintContainer extends BlueprintContainer {

    BundleContext getBundleContext();

    Bundle getExtenderBundle();

    BlueprintListener getEventDispatcher();

    Converter getConverter();

    Class loadClass(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException;

    ComponentDefinitionRegistry getComponentDefinitionRegistry();

    <T extends Processor> List<T> getProcessors(Class<T> type);

    Repository getRepository();
    
    ServiceRegistration registerService(String[] classes, Object service, Dictionary properties);
    
    Object getService(ServiceReference reference);
    
    AccessControlContext getAccessControlContext();
            
}