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package org.eclipse.jetty.deploy;

import org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.LifeCycle;

/**
 * Object responsible for providing {@link App}s to the {@link DeploymentManager}
 */
public interface AppProvider extends LifeCycle
{
    /**
     * Set the Deployment Manager
     * 
     * @param deploymentManager
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *             if the provider {@link #isRunning()}.
     */
    void setDeploymentManager(DeploymentManager deploymentManager);
}