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package com.google.inject;
import com.google.inject.binder.AnnotatedBindingBuilder;
import com.google.inject.binder.AnnotatedConstantBindingBuilder;
import com.google.inject.binder.LinkedBindingBuilder;
import com.google.inject.matcher.Matcher;
import com.google.inject.spi.Dependency;
import com.google.inject.spi.Message;
import com.google.inject.spi.ModuleAnnotatedMethodScanner;
import com.google.inject.spi.ProvisionListener;
import com.google.inject.spi.TypeConverter;
import com.google.inject.spi.TypeListener;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
/**
* Collects configuration information (primarily bindings) which will be used to create an
* {@link Injector}. Guice provides this object to your application's {@link Module} implementors so
* they may each contribute their own bindings and other registrations.
*
* The Guice Binding EDSL
*
* Guice uses an embedded domain-specific language, or EDSL, to help you create bindings
* simply and readably. This approach is great for overall usability, but it does come with a small
* cost: it is difficult to learn how to use the Binding EDSL by reading method-level
* javadocs. Instead, you should consult the series of examples below. To save space, these
* examples omit the opening {@code binder}, just as you will if your module extends {@link
* AbstractModule}.
*
*
* bind(ServiceImpl.class);
*
* This statement does essentially nothing; it "binds the {@code ServiceImpl} class to itself" and
* does not change Guice's default behavior. You may still want to use this if you prefer your
* {@link Module} class to serve as an explicit manifest for the services it provides. Also,
* in rare cases, Guice may be unable to validate a binding at injector creation time unless it is
* given explicitly.
*
*
* bind(Service.class).to(ServiceImpl.class);
*
* Specifies that a request for a {@code Service} instance with no binding annotations should be
* treated as if it were a request for a {@code ServiceImpl} instance. This overrides the
* function of any {@link ImplementedBy @ImplementedBy} or {@link ProvidedBy @ProvidedBy}
* annotations found on {@code Service}, since Guice will have already "moved on" to {@code
* ServiceImpl} before it reaches the point when it starts looking for these annotations.
*
*
* bind(Service.class).toProvider(ServiceProvider.class);
*
* In this example, {@code ServiceProvider} must extend or implement {@code Provider}. This
* binding specifies that Guice should resolve an unannotated injection request for {@code Service}
* by first resolving an instance of {@code ServiceProvider} in the regular way, then calling {@link
* Provider#get get()} on the resulting Provider instance to obtain the {@code Service} instance.
*
* The {@link Provider} you use here does not have to be a "factory"; that is, a provider which
* always creates each instance it provides. However, this is generally a good practice to
* follow. You can then use Guice's concept of {@link Scope scopes} to guide when creation should
* happen -- "letting Guice work for you".
*
*
* bind(Service.class).annotatedWith(Red.class).to(ServiceImpl.class);
*
* Like the previous example, but only applies to injection requests that use the binding annotation
* {@code @Red}. If your module also includes bindings for particular values of the
* {@code @Red} annotation (see below), then this binding will serve as a "catch-all" for any values
* of {@code @Red} that have no exact match in the bindings.
*
*
* bind(ServiceImpl.class).in(Singleton.class);
* // or, alternatively
* bind(ServiceImpl.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
*
* Either of these statements places the {@code ServiceImpl} class into singleton scope. Guice will
* create only one instance of {@code ServiceImpl} and will reuse it for all injection requests of
* this type. Note that it is still possible to bind another instance of {@code ServiceImpl} if the
* second binding is qualified by an annotation as in the previous example. Guice is not overly
* concerned with preventing you from creating multiple instances of your "singletons", only
* with enabling your application to share only one instance if that's all you tell Guice you
* need.
*
* Note: a scope specified in this way overrides any scope that was specified with
* an annotation on the {@code ServiceImpl} class.
*
*
Besides {@link Singleton}/{@link Scopes#SINGLETON}, there are servlet-specific scopes
* available in {@code com.google.inject.servlet.ServletScopes}, and your Modules can contribute
* their own custom scopes for use here as well.
*
*
* bind(new TypeLiteral<PaymentService<CreditCard>>() {})
* .to(CreditCardPaymentService.class);
*
* This admittedly odd construct is the way to bind a parameterized type. It tells Guice how to
* honor an injection request for an element of type {@code PaymentService}. The class
* {@code CreditCardPaymentService} must implement the {@code PaymentService} interface.
* Guice cannot currently bind or inject a generic type, such as {@code Set}; all type parameters
* must be fully specified.
*
*
* bind(Service.class).toInstance(new ServiceImpl());
* // or, alternatively
* bind(Service.class).toInstance(SomeLegacyRegistry.getService());
*
* In this example, your module itself, not Guice, takes responsibility for obtaining a
* {@code ServiceImpl} instance, then asks Guice to always use this single instance to fulfill all
* {@code Service} injection requests. When the {@link Injector} is created, it will automatically
* perform field and method injection for this instance, but any injectable constructor on {@code
* ServiceImpl} is simply ignored. Note that using this approach results in "eager loading" behavior
* that you can't control.
*
*
* bindConstant().annotatedWith(ServerHost.class).to(args[0]);
*
* Sets up a constant binding. Constant injections must always be annotated. When a constant
* binding's value is a string, it is eligile for conversion to all primitive types, to {@link
* Enum#valueOf(Class, String) all enums}, and to {@link Class#forName class literals}. Conversions
* for other types can be configured using {@link #convertToTypes(Matcher, TypeConverter)
* convertToTypes()}.
*
*
* {@literal @}Color("red") Color red; // A member variable (field)
* . . .
* red = MyModule.class.getDeclaredField("red").getAnnotation(Color.class);
* bind(Service.class).annotatedWith(red).to(RedService.class);
*
* If your binding annotation has parameters you can apply different bindings to different specific
* values of your annotation. Getting your hands on the right instance of the annotation is a bit of
* a pain -- one approach, shown above, is to apply a prototype annotation to a field in your module
* class, so that you can read this annotation instance and give it to Guice.
*
*
* bind(Service.class)
* .annotatedWith(Names.named("blue"))
* .to(BlueService.class);
*
* Differentiating by names is a common enough use case that we provided a standard annotation,
* {@link com.google.inject.name.Named @Named}. Because of Guice's library support, binding by name
* is quite easier than in the arbitrary binding annotation case we just saw. However, remember that
* these names will live in a single flat namespace with all the other names used in your
* application.
*
*
* Constructor loneCtor = getLoneCtorFromServiceImplViaReflection();
* bind(ServiceImpl.class)
* .toConstructor(loneCtor);
*
* In this example, we directly tell Guice which constructor to use in a concrete class
* implementation. It means that we do not need to place {@literal @}Inject on any of the
* constructors and that Guice treats the provided constructor as though it were annotated so. It is
* useful for cases where you cannot modify existing classes and is a bit simpler than using a
* {@link Provider}.
*
* The above list of examples is far from exhaustive. If you can think of how the concepts of one
* example might coexist with the concepts from another, you can most likely weave the two together.
* If the two concepts make no sense with each other, you most likely won't be able to do it. In a
* few cases Guice will let something bogus slip by, and will then inform you of the problems at
* runtime, as soon as you try to create your Injector.
*
*
The other methods of Binder such as {@link #bindScope}, {@link #bindInterceptor}, {@link
* #install}, {@link #requestStaticInjection}, {@link #addError} and {@link #currentStage} are not
* part of the Binding EDSL; you can learn how to use these in the usual way, from the method
* documentation.
*
* @author [email protected] (Bob Lee)
* @author [email protected] (Jesse Wilson)
* @author [email protected] (Kevin Bourrillion)
*/
public interface Binder {
/*if[AOP]*/
/**
* Binds method interceptor[s] to methods matched by class and method matchers. A method is
* eligible for interception if:
*
*
* - Guice created the instance the method is on
*
- Neither the enclosing type nor the method is final
*
- And the method is package-private, protected, or public
*
*
* @param classMatcher matches classes the interceptor should apply to. For example: {@code
* only(Runnable.class)}.
* @param methodMatcher matches methods the interceptor should apply to. For example: {@code
* annotatedWith(Transactional.class)}.
* @param interceptors to bind. The interceptors are called in the order they are given.
*/
void bindInterceptor(
Matcher> classMatcher,
Matcher methodMatcher,
org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor... interceptors);
/*end[AOP]*/
/** Binds a scope to an annotation. */
void bindScope(Class annotationType, Scope scope);
/** See the EDSL examples at {@link Binder}. */
LinkedBindingBuilder bind(Key key);
/** See the EDSL examples at {@link Binder}. */
AnnotatedBindingBuilder bind(TypeLiteral typeLiteral);
/** See the EDSL examples at {@link Binder}. */
AnnotatedBindingBuilder bind(Class type);
/** See the EDSL examples at {@link Binder}. */
AnnotatedConstantBindingBuilder bindConstant();
/**
* Upon successful creation, the {@link Injector} will inject instance fields and methods of the
* given object.
*
* @param type of instance
* @param instance for which members will be injected
* @since 2.0
*/
void requestInjection(TypeLiteral type, T instance);
/**
* Upon successful creation, the {@link Injector} will inject instance fields and methods of the
* given object.
*
* @param instance for which members will be injected
* @since 2.0
*/
void requestInjection(Object instance);
/**
* Upon successful creation, the {@link Injector} will inject static fields and methods in the
* given classes.
*
* @param types for which static members will be injected
*/
void requestStaticInjection(Class... types);
/** Uses the given module to configure more bindings. */
void install(Module module);
/** Gets the current stage. */
Stage currentStage();
/**
* Records an error message which will be presented to the user at a later time. Unlike throwing
* an exception, this enable us to continue configuring the Injector and discover more errors.
* Uses {@link String#format(String, Object[])} to insert the arguments into the message.
*/
void addError(String message, Object... arguments);
/**
* Records an exception, the full details of which will be logged, and the message of which will
* be presented to the user at a later time. If your Module calls something that you worry may
* fail, you should catch the exception and pass it into this.
*/
void addError(Throwable t);
/**
* Records an error message to be presented to the user at a later time.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
void addError(Message message);
/**
* Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection key. The returned
* provider will not be valid until the {@link Injector} has been created. The provider will throw
* an {@code IllegalStateException} if you try to use it beforehand.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
Provider getProvider(Key key);
/**
* Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection key. The returned
* provider will be attached to the injection point and will follow the nullability specified in
* the dependency. Additionally, the returned provider will not be valid until the {@link
* Injector} has been created. The provider will throw an {@code IllegalStateException} if you try
* to use it beforehand.
*
* @since 4.0
*/
Provider getProvider(Dependency dependency);
/**
* Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection type. The returned
* provider will not be valid until the {@link Injector} has been created. The provider will throw
* an {@code IllegalStateException} if you try to use it beforehand.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
Provider getProvider(Class type);
/**
* Returns the members injector used to inject dependencies into methods and fields on instances
* of the given type {@code T}. The returned members injector will not be valid until the main
* {@link Injector} has been created. The members injector will throw an {@code
* IllegalStateException} if you try to use it beforehand.
*
* @param typeLiteral type to get members injector for
* @since 2.0
*/
MembersInjector getMembersInjector(TypeLiteral typeLiteral);
/**
* Returns the members injector used to inject dependencies into methods and fields on instances
* of the given type {@code T}. The returned members injector will not be valid until the main
* {@link Injector} has been created. The members injector will throw an {@code
* IllegalStateException} if you try to use it beforehand.
*
* @param type type to get members injector for
* @since 2.0
*/
MembersInjector getMembersInjector(Class type);
/**
* Binds a type converter. The injector will use the given converter to convert string constants
* to matching types as needed.
*
* @param typeMatcher matches types the converter can handle
* @param converter converts values
* @since 2.0
*/
void convertToTypes(Matcher> typeMatcher, TypeConverter converter);
/**
* Registers a listener for injectable types. Guice will notify the listener when it encounters
* injectable types matched by the given type matcher.
*
* @param typeMatcher that matches injectable types the listener should be notified of
* @param listener for injectable types matched by typeMatcher
* @since 2.0
*/
void bindListener(Matcher> typeMatcher, TypeListener listener);
/**
* Registers listeners for provisioned objects. Guice will notify the listeners just before and
* after the object is provisioned. Provisioned objects that are also injectable (everything
* except objects provided through Providers) can also be notified through TypeListeners
* registered in {@link #bindListener}.
*
* @param bindingMatcher that matches bindings of provisioned objects the listener should be
* notified of
* @param listeners for provisioned objects matched by bindingMatcher
* @since 4.0
*/
void bindListener(Matcher> bindingMatcher, ProvisionListener... listeners);
/**
* Returns a binder that uses {@code source} as the reference location for configuration errors.
* This is typically a {@link StackTraceElement} for {@code .java} source but it could any binding
* source, such as the path to a {@code .properties} file.
*
* @param source any object representing the source location and has a concise {@link
* Object#toString() toString()} value
* @return a binder that shares its configuration with this binder
* @since 2.0
*/
Binder withSource(Object source);
/**
* Returns a binder that skips {@code classesToSkip} when identify the calling code. The caller's
* {@link StackTraceElement} is used to locate the source of configuration errors.
*
* @param classesToSkip library classes that create bindings on behalf of their clients.
* @return a binder that shares its configuration with this binder.
* @since 2.0
*/
Binder skipSources(Class... classesToSkip);
/**
* Creates a new private child environment for bindings and other configuration. The returned
* binder can be used to add and configuration information in this environment. See {@link
* PrivateModule} for details.
*
* @return a binder that inherits configuration from this binder. Only exposed configuration on
* the returned binder will be visible to this binder.
* @since 2.0
*/
PrivateBinder newPrivateBinder();
/**
* Instructs the Injector that bindings must be listed in a Module in order to be injected.
* Classes that are not explicitly bound in a module cannot be injected. Bindings created through
* a linked binding (bind(Foo.class).to(FooImpl.class)) are allowed, but the implicit
* binding (FooImpl) cannot be directly injected unless it is also explicitly bound (
* bind(FooImpl.class)).
*
* Tools can still retrieve bindings for implicit bindings (bindings created through a linked
* binding) if explicit bindings are required, however {@link Binding#getProvider} will fail.
*
*
By default, explicit bindings are not required.
*
*
If a parent injector requires explicit bindings, then all child injectors (and private
* modules within that injector) also require explicit bindings. If a parent does not require
* explicit bindings, a child injector or private module may optionally declare itself as
* requiring explicit bindings. If it does, the behavior is limited only to that child or any
* grandchildren. No siblings of the child will require explicit bindings.
*
*
In the absence of an explicit binding for the target, linked bindings in child injectors
* create a binding for the target in the parent. Since this behavior can be surprising, it causes
* an error instead if explicit bindings are required. To avoid this error, add an explicit
* binding for the target, either in the child or the parent.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
void requireExplicitBindings();
/**
* Prevents Guice from injecting dependencies that form a cycle, unless broken by a {@link
* Provider}. By default, circular dependencies are not disabled.
*
*
If a parent injector disables circular dependencies, then all child injectors (and private
* modules within that injector) also disable circular dependencies. If a parent does not disable
* circular dependencies, a child injector or private module may optionally declare itself as
* disabling circular dependencies. If it does, the behavior is limited only to that child or any
* grandchildren. No siblings of the child will disable circular dependencies.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
void disableCircularProxies();
/**
* Requires that a {@literal @}{@link Inject} annotation exists on a constructor in order for
* Guice to consider it an eligible injectable class. By default, Guice will inject classes that
* have a no-args constructor if no {@literal @}{@link Inject} annotation exists on any
* constructor.
*
*
If the class is bound using {@link LinkedBindingBuilder#toConstructor}, Guice will still
* inject that constructor regardless of annotations.
*
* @since 4.0
*/
void requireAtInjectOnConstructors();
/**
* Requires that Guice finds an exactly matching binding annotation. This disables the error-prone
* feature in Guice where it can substitute a binding for {@literal @}Named Foo when
* attempting to inject {@literal @}Named("foo") Foo.
*
* @since 4.0
*/
void requireExactBindingAnnotations();
/**
* Adds a scanner that will look in all installed modules for annotations the scanner can parse,
* and binds them like {@literal @}Provides methods. Scanners apply to all modules installed in
* the injector. Scanners installed in child injectors or private modules do not impact modules in
* siblings or parents, however scanners installed in parents do apply to all child injectors and
* private modules.
*
* @since 4.0
*/
void scanModulesForAnnotatedMethods(ModuleAnnotatedMethodScanner scanner);
}