xbean-reflect/src/main/java/org/apache/xbean/recipe/Recipe.java

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package org.apache.xbean.recipe;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;

/**
 * @version $Rev: 6680 $ $Date: 2005-12-24T04:38:27.427468Z $
 */
public interface Recipe extends Serializable {
    String getName();

    float getPriority();

    boolean canCreate(Type type);

    Object create() throws ConstructionException;
    Object create(ClassLoader classLoader) throws ConstructionException;
    Object create(Type expectedType, boolean lazyRefAllowed) throws ConstructionException;

    List<Recipe> getNestedRecipes();

    List<Recipe> getConstructorRecipes();
}