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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

import java.util.Set;

import javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext;

/**
 * Provides a generic operation for producing an instance of a type.
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * 
 * <T> bean type
 */
public interface Producer<T> 
{
    /**
     * Its result depends on bean type.
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * <ul>
     *
     *     <li><b>Bean Class</b> : It calls the constructor annotated with {@link Initializer} if it
     * exists, or the constructor with no parameters otherwise.</li>
     *
     *  <li><b>Producer Method or Field</b> : Calls the producer method on,
     *  or accesses the producer field of, a contextual instance of the most
     *  specialized bean that specializes the bean that declares the producer method</li>
     *
     * </ul>
     *
     * </p>

     * @param creationalContext creational context
     *
     * @return an instance of bean
     */
    public T produce(CreationalContext<T> creationalContext);

    /**
     * Its result depends on bean type.
     * <p>
     * <ul>
     *     <li><b>Bean Class</b> : Does nothing.</li>
     *  <li><b>Producer Method</b> : Calls disposer method or any other cleanup.
     * </ul>
     * </p>
     *
     * @param instance dispose istance
     */
    public void dispose(T instance);

    /**
     * Its result depends on bean type.
     *
     * <p>
     *
     * <ul>
     *     <li><b>Bean Class</b> : Returns the set of InjectionPoint objects representing all injected fields,
     * bean constructor parameters and initializer method parameters.</li>
     *
     *  <li><b>Producer Method</b> : Returns the set of InjectionPoint objects
     *  representing all parameters of the producer method.</li>
     *
     * </ul>
     *
     * </p>
     *
     * @return set of injection points
     */
    public Set<InjectionPoint> getInjectionPoints();


}