/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Israfil Consulting Services Corporation
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Christian Edward Gruber
 * All Rights Reserved
 * 
 * This software is licensed under the Berkeley Standard Distribution license,
 * (BSD license), as defined below:
 * 
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this 
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 * 3. Neither the name of Israfil Consulting Services nor the names of its contributors 
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 *
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 * 
 * $Id: Copyright.java 618 2008-04-14 14:03:03Z christianedwardgruber $
 */
package net.israfil.foundation.container;

/**
 * A Container that uses an AutoWiringAdapter to ensure that 
 * components can be created appropriately with their dependencies
 * satisfied automatically.
 *
 */
public interface AutoWiringAdaptableContainer extends Container {
	
	public void start();
	
	/**
	 * Register a component.  The component's class must satisfy the 
	 * test <code>Injectable.class.isAssignableFrom(type);</code> 
	 * to ensure that the provided component implements the lifecycle 
	 * mechanisms necessary to auto-wire.
	 * 
	 */
	public void registerType(Object key, AutoWiringAdapter componentAdapter);
	
	/**
	 * Register an independent component.  This is a convenience registry
	 * method for those components without dependencies, and which
	 * have a default constructor.  Only classes which fit these
	 * criteria should be used in this method.
	 * 
	 */
	public void registerType(Object key, Class<?> implementation);
	
}