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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); | |
} |