org.eclipse.sisu.inject/src/org/eclipse/sisu/inject/BeanLocator.java

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 * Contributors:
 *    Stuart McCulloch (Sonatype, Inc.) - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.sisu.inject;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import javax.inject.Qualifier;

import org.eclipse.sisu.BeanEntry;
import org.eclipse.sisu.Mediator;

import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;
import com.google.inject.Key;

/**
 * Finds and tracks bean implementations annotated with {@link Qualifier} annotations.
 */
@ImplementedBy( MutableBeanLocator.class )
public interface BeanLocator
{
    /**
     * Finds bean implementations that match the given qualified binding {@link Key}.
     * 
     * @param key The qualified key
     * @return Sequence of bean entries that match the given key
     */
    <Q extends Annotation, T> Iterable<? extends BeanEntry<Q, T>> locate( Key<T> key );

    /**
     * Tracks bean implementations that match the given qualified binding {@link Key}.
     * <p>
     * Uses the {@link Mediator} pattern to send events to an arbitrary watcher object.
     * 
     * @param key The qualified key
     * @param mediator The event mediator
     * @param watcher The bean watcher
     */
    <Q extends Annotation, T, W> void watch( Key<T> key, Mediator<Q, T, W> mediator, W watcher );
}