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package javax.enterprise.context.spi;
import javax.enterprise.inject.CreationException;
/**
* Each webbeans instance that is contained in the <code>Context</code>
* must be defined as <code>Contextual</code>.
*
* This interface defines the creating and destroying of the webbeans instances
* that are contained in the its {@link Context} instance.
*
* @param <T> type of the webbeans component
* @see Context
*
* @version $Rev$ $Date$
*/
public interface Contextual<T>
{
/**
* Creates and returns a new instance of the webbeans component.
*
* @param context new creational context instance
* @return the new instance of the webbeans component
* @throws CreationException if any exception occurs
*/
public T create(CreationalContext<T> context);
/**
* Destroys the instance. Any destroy logic is encapsulated
* in this method.
*
* @param instance already created webbeans instance
* @param context creational context
*/
public void destroy(T instance, CreationalContext<T> context);
}