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package com.google.inject.spi;
import com.google.inject.Binding;
import com.google.inject.Key;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* A binding created from converting a bound instance to a new type. The source binding has the same
* binding annotation but a different type.
*
* @author jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface ConvertedConstantBinding<T> extends Binding<T>, HasDependencies {
/** Returns the converted value. */
T getValue();
/**
* Returns the type converter binding used to convert the constant.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
TypeConverterBinding getTypeConverterBinding();
/**
* Returns the key for the source binding. That binding can be retrieved from an injector using
* {@link com.google.inject.Injector#getBinding(Key) Injector.getBinding(key)}.
*/
Key<String> getSourceKey();
/** Returns a singleton set containing only the converted key. */
@Override
Set<Dependency<?>> getDependencies();
}