tapestry-ioc/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/services/Status.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Registry;

/**
 * Used in {@link ServiceActivity} to identify the state of the service in terms of its overall lifecycle.
 */
public enum Status
{
    /**
     * A builtin service that exists before the {@link Registry} is constructed.
     */
    BUILTIN,

    /**
     * The service is defined in a module, but has not yet been referenced.
     */
    DEFINED,

    /**
     * A proxy has been created for the service, but no methods of the proxy have been invoked.
     */
    VIRTUAL,

    /**
     * A service implementation for the service has been created.
     */
    REAL
}