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package org.jboss.as.controller;
import org.jboss.as.controller.parsing.ExtensionParsingContext;
/**
* An extension to the JBoss Application Server. Implementations of this interface should
* have a zero-arg constructor. Extension modules must contain a {@code META-INF/services/org.jboss.as.controller.Extension}
* file with a line containing the name of the implementation class.
*
* @see java.util.ServiceLoader
*
* @author <a href="mailto:david.lloyd@redhat.com">David M. Lloyd</a>
*/
public interface Extension {
/**
* Initialize this extension by registering its operation handlers and configuration
* marshaller with the given {@link ExtensionContext}.
* <p>When this method is invoked the {@link Thread#getContextClassLoader() thread context classloader} will
* be set to be the defining class loader of the class that implements this interface.</p>
*
* @param context the extension context
*/
void initialize(ExtensionContext context);
/**
* Initialize the XML parsers for this extension and register them with the given {@link ExtensionParsingContext}.
* <p>When this method is invoked the {@link Thread#getContextClassLoader() thread context classloader} will
* be set to be the defining class loader of the class that implements this interface.</p>
*
* @param context the extension parsing context
*/
void initializeParsers(ExtensionParsingContext context);
}