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package org.apache.james.protocols.api.handler;

import java.util.List;




/**
 * Handlers implement this interface to be notified of available
 * extensions of the given type.
 */
public interface ExtensibleHandler {
     
    /**
     * Return a List of interfaces of plugins that will
     * extend this.
     */
    List> getMarkerInterfaces();
    
    /**
     * Method called during initialization after all the handlers have been declared
     * in the ProtocolHandlerChain.
     *
     * @param extension a list of objects implementing the marker interface
     */
    void wireExtensions(Class interfaceName, List extension) throws WiringException;
    
}