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package org.apache.uima.fit.component;

import org.apache.uima.fit.descriptor.ExternalResource;
import org.apache.uima.fit.factory.ExternalResourceFactory;
import org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceInitializationException;

/**
 * Allows an external resource to use the {@link ExternalResource} annotation on member variables to
 * gain access to other external resources.
 * 
 */
public interface ExternalResourceAware {
  /**
   * Get the name of the resource. This is set by
   * {@link ExternalResourceFactory#bindExternalResource(org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceCreationSpecifier, String, org.apache.uima.resource.ExternalResourceDescription)
   * bindExternalResource()} as the parameter {@link ExternalResourceFactory#PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME
   * PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME}. <br>
   * <b>It is mandatory that any resource implementing this interface declares the configuration
   * parameter {@link ExternalResourceFactory#PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME PARAM_RESOURCE_NAME}.</b>
   * 
   * @return the resource name.
   */
  String getResourceName();

  /**
   * Called after the external resources have been initialized.
   * 
   * @throws ResourceInitializationException
   *           if an problem occurs in the late initialization.
   */
  void afterResourcesInitialized() throws ResourceInitializationException;
}