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package org.apache.tapestry.ioc;

/**
 * Object passed into a service contributor method that allows the method provide contributed values
 * to the service's configuration.
 * 
 * A service can collect contributions in three different ways:
 * 

 * As an un-ordered collection of values
 * As an ordered list of values (where each value has a unique id, pre-requisited and
 * post-requisites)
 * As a map of keys and values
 * 
 * 
 * This implementation is used for un-ordered configuration data.
 * 
 * The service defines the type of contribution, in terms of a base class or service
 * interface. Contributions must be compatible with the type.
 */
public interface Configuration
{
    /**
     * Adds an object to the service's contribution.
     *
     * @param object to add to the service's configuration
     */
    void add(T object);
}