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* Contributors:
* Stuart McCulloch (Sonatype, Inc.) - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.sisu.bean;
import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
import com.google.inject.spi.TypeEncounter;
/**
* Provides custom {@link PropertyBinder}s for beans that contain one or more properties.
*/
public interface BeanBinder
{
/**
* Returns the appropriate {@link PropertyBinder} for the given bean type.
*
* @param type The bean type
* @param encounter The Guice type encounter
* @return Property binder for the given type; {@code null} if no binder is applicable
*/
<B> PropertyBinder bindBean( TypeLiteral<B> type, TypeEncounter<B> encounter );
}