/*
 * ============================================================================
 * GNU Lesser General Public License
 * ============================================================================
 *
 * Beanlet - JSE Application Container.
 * Copyright (C) 2006  Leon van Zantvoort
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 *
 * Leon van Zantvoort
 * 243 Acalanes Drive #11
 * Sunnyvale, CA 94086
 * USA
 *
 * zantvoort@users.sourceforge.net
 * http://beanlet.org
 */
package org.beanlet.plugin;

import org.beanlet.annotation.AnnotationDomain;

/**
 * @author Leon van Zantvoort
 */
public interface ElementAnnotationContext {
    
    /**
     * Returns the beanlet name of this context.
     */
    String getBeanletName();
    
    /**
     * Returns the classloader of this context.
     */
    ClassLoader getClassLoader();
    
    /**
     * Returns the annotation domain that is associated within this context,
     * or {@code null} if none is available.
     */
    AnnotationDomain getAnnotationDomain();
    
    /**
     * Returns a factory for creating nested beanlets.
     */
    NestedBeanletFactory getNestedBeanletFactory();
}