CdiContainer.java

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package org.apache.deltaspike.cdise.api;


import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager;
import java.util.Map;


/**
 * <p>A CdiTestContainer provides access to an underlying JSR-299 (CDI)
 * Container. It allows starting and stopping the container and to start
 * and stop the built-in contexts of that container.</p>
 *
 * <p>The intention is to provide a portable control for CDI containers in
 * Java SE environments. It is <b>not</b> intended for environments in which the
 * CDI container is under full control of the server already, e.g. in
 * EE-containers.</p>
 */
public interface CdiContainer
{
    /**
     * <p>Booting the CdiTestContainer will scan the whole classpath
     * for Beans and extensions available.
     * The container might throw a DeploymentException or similar on startup.</p>
     *
     * <p><b>Note:</b> booting the container does <i>not</i> automatically
     * start all CDI Contexts! Depending on the underlying CDI container you
     * might need to invoke {@link #getContextControl()} and execute
     * {@link ContextControl#startContext(Class)} or
     * {@link ContextControl#startContexts()}</p>
     */
    void boot();

    /**
     * <p>Like {@link #boot()} but allows to pass in a configuration Map
     * for the container.</p>
     * <p>Please note that the configuration is container implementation dependent!</p>
     *
     * @param properties
     */
    void boot(Map<?,?> properties);
    
    /**
     * This will shutdown the underlying CDI container and stop all contexts.
     */
    void shutdown();
    

    /**
     * @return the {@link BeanManager} or <code>null</code> it not available
     */
    BeanManager getBeanManager();

    /**
     * @return ContextControl for the started Container. <code>null</code> if the container is not yet started
     */
    ContextControl getContextControl();

}