ApplicationScopedComponent.java

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package org.apache.isis.core.commons.components;

/**
 * Indicate that the implementing component is scoped at application level
 * (shared across multiple sessions) and might also require initialization or
 * being shutdown.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Analogous to Hibernate's <tt>SessionFactory</tt>.
 * 
 * @see SessionScopedComponent
 * @see TransactionScopedComponent
 */
public interface ApplicationScopedComponent extends Component {


}