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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc;

/**
 * Allows certain types of lifecycles to control exactly how services are instantiated.
 */
public interface ServiceLifecycle
{
    /**
     * Returns the same creator, or a new one, that encapsulates the creation of the core service implementation.
     *
     * @param resources source of information about the service to be created, and source of additional services or
     *                  other resources that may be needed when constructing the core service implementation
     * @param creator   object capable of creating the service implementation on demand. This is a wrapper around the
     *                  service's builder method.
     * @return the service or equivalent service proxy
     */
    Object createService(ServiceResources resources, ObjectCreator creator);

    /**
     * Returns true if the lifecycle is a singleton (a service that will only be created once).  Return false if the
     * underlying service instance may be created multiple times (for example, the {@link
     * org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.ScopeConstants#PERTHREAD} scope}. A future version of Tapestry IoC may optimize for the
     * later case.
     *
     * @return true for singletons, false   for services that can be repeatedly constructed
     */
    boolean isSingleton();
}