/**
* Copyright 2005-2016 hdiv.org
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.hdiv.application;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
/**
* Spring bean container Wrapper interface
*
* @author Roberto Velasco
*/
public interface IApplication {
/**
* Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the given bean name. This method allows a Spring BeanFactory to be used as
* a replacement for the Singleton or Prototype design pattern.
* <p>
* Callers may retain references to returned objects in the case of Singleton beans.
* <p>
* Translates aliases back to the corresponding canonical bean name. Will ask the parent factory if the bean cannot be found in this
* factory instance.
*
* @param name the name of the bean to return
* @return the instance of the bean
* @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if there is no bean definition with the specified name
* @throws BeansException if the bean could not be obtained
*/
public Object getBean(String name);
}