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| // |
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| |
| package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc; |
| |
| /** |
| * The source for the module instance needed by any service builders, service contributors and service decorators that |
| * are mapped to instance methods. |
| * <p/> |
| * Allows the creation of the module instance to be deferred until actually needed; in practical terms, when the |
| * builder/decorator/contributor is a <em>static</em> method on the module builder class, then a module instance is not |
| * needed. This allows Tapestry IOC to work around a tricky chicken-and-the-egg problem, whereby the constructor of a |
| * module instance requires contributions that originate in the same module. |
| * <p/> |
| * The term "module builder" has been deprecated; the current term is "module class", but this interface is left as-is |
| * for backwards compatibility. |
| */ |
| public interface ModuleBuilderSource |
| { |
| /** |
| * Returns the instantiated version of the Tapestry IoC module class. |
| */ |
| Object getModuleBuilder(); |
| } |
