ServiceBuilderResources.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Extends {@link org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.ServiceResources} with additional methods needed only by the service builder
 * method, related to accessing a service's configuration. Services may have a <em>single</em> configuration in one of
 * three flavors: unordered, ordered or mapped.
 */
public interface ServiceBuilderResources extends ServiceResources, ModuleBuilderSource
{
    <T> Collection<T> getUnorderedConfiguration(Class<T> valueType);

    <T> List<T> getOrderedConfiguration(Class<T> valueType);

    <K, V> Map<K, V> getMappedConfiguration(Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType);
}