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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.core.reloading;

import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.scripting.core.api.ReloadingStrategy;

/**
 * The managed beans have a different reloading
 * strategy. The dependencies of a managed bean
 * are managed by the IOC container and
 * not transferred over the reloading strategy
 * like for all other artifacts.
 * Hence the bean handler removes the bean and its
 * referring backward dependencies, and the runtime system
 * rebuilds the tree anew.
 *
 *
 * @author Werner Punz (latest modification by $Author$)
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */

public class ManagedBeanReloadingStrategy implements ReloadingStrategy
{


    public ManagedBeanReloadingStrategy() {
    }

    /**
     * In our case the dropping already has happened at request time
     * no need for another reloading here
     *
     * @param scriptingInstance the instance which has to be reloaded
     * @param artifactType      the type of artifact
     * @return does nothing in this case and returns only the original instance, the reloading is handled
     *         for managed beans on another level
     */
    public Object reload(Object scriptingInstance, int artifactType) {
        return scriptingInstance;
    }

}