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*
* Contributors:
* Stuart McCulloch (Sonatype, Inc.) - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.sisu.inject;
import com.google.inject.Binding;
/**
* Assigns each {@link Binding} a rank according to some function; higher ranks take precedence over lower ranks.
*/
public interface RankingFunction
{
/**
* Estimates the maximum rank this function may assign to a {@link Binding}.
*
* @return Maximum rank
* @see BindingPublisher#maxBindingRank()
*/
int maxRank();
/**
* Assigns a numeric rank to the given binding.
*
* @param binding The binding
* @return Assigned rank
*/
<T> int rank( Binding<T> binding );
}