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package org.eclipse.sisu.inject;
import com.google.inject.Binding;
/**
* Publisher of {@link Binding}s to interested {@link BindingSubscriber}s.
*/
public interface BindingPublisher
{
/**
* Subscribes the given {@link BindingSubscriber} to receive {@link Binding}s.
*
* @param subscriber The subscriber
*/
void subscribe( BindingSubscriber subscriber );
/**
* Stops the given {@link BindingSubscriber} from receiving {@link Binding}s.
*
* @param subscriber The subscriber
*/
void unsubscribe( BindingSubscriber subscriber );
/**
* Estimates the maximum rank this publisher may assign to a {@link Binding}.
*
* @return Maximum binding rank
*/
int maxBindingRank();
/**
* Attempts to adapt this publisher to the given type.
*
* @param type The target type
* @return Adapted instance; {@code null} if it couldn't be adapted
*/
T adapt( Class type );
}