tapestry-ioc/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/ServiceBuilder.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc;

/**
 * A callback used to create a service implementation.
 */
public interface ServiceBuilder<T>
{
    /**
     * Construct the service.  A non-null object that implements the service interface must be returned.
     *
     * @param resources used to lookup dependencies or access resources
     * @return the core service implementation
     */
    T buildService(ServiceResources resources);
}