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package org.apache.tapestry.ioc;

import org.apache.tapestry.ioc.annotations.EagerLoad;

/**
 * Public access to the IoC service registry.
 */
public interface Registry extends ObjectLocator
{
    /**
     * Invoked at the end of a request to discard any thread-specific information accumulated during
     * the current request.
     *
     * @see org.apache.tapestry.ioc.services.ThreadCleanupHub
     * @see org.apache.tapestry.ioc.services.ThreadCleanupListener
     */
    void cleanupThread();

    /**
     * Shuts down a Registry instance. Notifies all listeners that the registry has shutdown.
     * Further method invocations on the Registry are no longer allowed, and the Registry instance
     * should be discarded.
     *
     * @see org.apache.tapestry.ioc.services.RegistryShutdownHub
     * @see org.apache.tapestry.ioc.services.RegistryShutdownListener
     */
    void shutdown();

    /**
     * Invoked to eagerly load services marked with the {@link EagerLoad} annotation, and to execute
     * all contributions to the Startup service.
     */
    void performRegistryStartup();
}