package org.jtheque.core.managers.beans;

 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;

 /*

  * This file is part of JTheque.

  *

  * JTheque is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License.

  *

  * JTheque is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

  * GNU General Public License for more details.

  *

  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

  * along with JTheque.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

  */

 /**

  * A beans manager. It seems a manager who provide access to injected beans.

  *

  * @author Baptiste Wicht

  */

 public interface IBeansManager {

     /**

      * Return the bean with a specific name.

      *

      * @param name The name of the bean.

      * @return The bean.

      */

     <T> T getBean(String name);

     /**

      * Inject the dependencies into the object. A dependency is habitually declared with the

      * Resource annotation.

      *

      * @param object The object to inject dependencies into

      */

     void inject(Object object);

     /**

      * Return the application context.

      *

      * @return The application context.

      */

     ApplicationContext getApplicationContext();

 }