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XWork is an command-pattern framework that is used to power WebWork as well as other applications. XWork provides an Inversion of Control container, a powerful expression language, data type conversion, validation, and pluggable configuration.

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by OpenSymphony
 * All rights reserved.
 */
package com.opensymphony.xwork2.config;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.inject.ContainerBuilder;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.location.LocatableProperties;


/**
 * Provides beans and constants/properties for the Container
 * 
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface ContainerProvider {

    /**
     * Called before removed from the configuration manager
     */
    public void destroy();
    
    /**
     * Initializes with the configuration
     * @param configuration The configuration
     * @throws ConfigurationException If anything goes wrong
     */
    public void init(Configuration configuration) throws ConfigurationException;
    
    /**
     * Tells whether the ContainerProvider should reload its configuration
     *
     * @return true, whether the ContainerProvider should reload its configuration, falseotherwise.
     */
    public boolean needsReload();
    
    /**
     * Registers beans and properties for the Container
     * 
     * @param builder The builder to register beans with
     * @param props The properties to register constants with
     * @throws ConfigurationException If anything goes wrong
     */
    public void register(ContainerBuilder builder, LocatableProperties props) throws ConfigurationException;
    
}