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package org.apache.tapestry.internal.services; | |
import org.apache.tapestry.internal.InternalComponentResources; | |
import org.apache.tapestry.model.ComponentModel; | |
import org.apache.tapestry.runtime.Component; | |
/** | |
* An object that can instantiate a component. This is used with transformed classes, in which the normal no-arguments | |
* constructor has been replaced with a constructor with arguments; the instantiator will retain the necessary arguments | |
* and pass them to the enhanced class' constructor. | |
*/ | |
public interface Instantiator | |
{ | |
/** | |
* Instantiates and returns a new instance of the desired class. Component classes are always modified so that they | |
* implement {@link Component} (and often, other interfaces as well). | |
*/ | |
Component newInstance(InternalComponentResources resources); | |
/** | |
* Returns the model that defines the behavior of the component. | |
*/ | |
ComponentModel getModel(); | |
} |