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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc;
/**
* Object passed into a service contributor method that allows the method provide contributed values to the service's
* configuration.
*
* A service can <em>collect</em> contributions in three different ways:
* <ul>
* <li>As an un-ordered collection of values</li>
* <li>As an ordered list of values (where each value has a unique id, pre-requisites and post-requisites)</li>
* <li>As a map of keys and values
* </ul>
*
* This implementation is used for un-ordered configuration data.
*
* The service defines the <em>type</em> of contribution, in terms of a base class or service interface. Contributions
* must be compatible with the type.
*/
public interface Configuration<T>
{
/**
* Adds an object to the service's contribution.
*
* @param object
* to add to the service's configuration
*/
void add(T object);
/**
* Automatically instantiates an instance of the class, with dependencies injected, and adds it to the
* configuration. When the configuration type is an interface and the class to be contributed is a local file,
* then a reloadable proxy for the class will be created and contributed.
*
* @param clazz
* what class to instantiate
* @since 5.1.0.0
*/
void addInstance(Class<? extends T> clazz);
}