SpringXMLBeanDefinitionLoader.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.spring.xml;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.contribution.processor.ProcessorContext;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.spring.SpringBeanElement;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.spring.SpringSCAPropertyElement;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.spring.SpringSCAReferenceElement;
import org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.spring.SpringSCAServiceElement;

/**
 * The utility interface to load Spring XML bean definitions into an application context 
 */
public interface SpringXMLBeanDefinitionLoader {
    /**
     * @param resources
     * @param serviceElements
     * @param referenceElements
     * @param propertyElements
     * @param beanElements
     * @param context
     * @return
     */
    Object load(List<URL> resources,
                List<SpringSCAServiceElement> serviceElements,
                List<SpringSCAReferenceElement> referenceElements,
                List<SpringSCAPropertyElement> propertyElements,
                List<SpringBeanElement> beanElements,
                ProcessorContext context);
}