AstrixBeans.java

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package com.avanza.astrix.beans.factory;

import java.util.Set;

import com.avanza.astrix.beans.core.AstrixBeanKey;


/**
 * Allows astrix-beans that dependend on other Astrix-managed beans to 
 * get an instance of a given depenendency at runtime. <p> 
 * 
 * If the instance isn't created before it will be created when first
 * requested. The AstrixBeanFactory will detect circular dependencies
 * and throw a {@link CircularDependency} if two beans depend
 * on each other.
 * 
 * @author Elias Lindholm (elilin)
 *
 */
public interface AstrixBeans {
	
	<T> T getBean(AstrixBeanKey<T> beanKey);

	<T> Set<AstrixBeanKey<T>> getBeansOfType(Class<T> type);

}