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import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.discovery.ComponentDiscoveryListener;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.ComponentDescriptor;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLifecycleException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLookupException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentRepositoryException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.configuration.PlexusConfigurationException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.context.Context;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * PlexusContainer is the entry-point for loading and accessing other
 * components.
 */
public interface PlexusContainer
{
    String ROLE = PlexusContainer.class.getName();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Lookup
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a component object with the given unique key or role.
     * @param role a unique key for the desired component
     * @return a Plexus component object
     */
    Object lookup( String role )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a component object with the given unique role/role-hint combination.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired component
     * @param roleHint a hint for the desired component implementation
     * @return a Plexus component object
     */
    Object lookup( String role, String roleHint )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a component object with the given unique key or role.
     * @param type the unique type of the component within the container
     * @return a Plexus component object
     */
     T lookup( Class type )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a component object with the given unique role/role-hint combination.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the component
     * @param roleHint a hint for the desired component implementation
     * @return a Plexus component object
     */
     T lookup( Class type, String roleHint )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a component object with the given unique role/role-hint combination.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the component
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired component
     * @param roleHint a hint for the desired component implementation
     * @return a Plexus component object
     */
     T lookup( Class type, String role, String roleHint )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a List of component objects with the given role.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a List of component objects
     */
    List lookupList( String role )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a List of component objects with the given role.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a List of component objects
     */
    List lookupList( String role, List roleHints )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a List of component objects with the given role.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the components
     * @return a List of component objects
     */
     List lookupList( Class type )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a List of component objects with the given role.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the components
     * @return a List of component objects
     */
     List lookupList( Class type, List roleHints )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a Map of component objects with the given role, keyed by all available role-hints.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a Map of component objects
     */
    Map lookupMap( String role )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a Map of component objects with the given role, keyed by all available role-hints.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a Map of component objects
     */
    Map lookupMap( String role, List roleHints )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a Map of component objects with the given role, keyed by all available role-hints.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the components
     * @return a Map of component objects
     */
     Map lookupMap( Class type )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a Map of component objects with the given role, keyed by all available role-hints.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the components
     * @return a Map of component objects
     */
     Map lookupMap( Class type, List roleHints )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Component Descriptor Lookup
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Returns the ComponentDescriptor with the given component role and the default role hint.
     * Searches up the hierarchy until one is found, null if none is found.
     * @param role a unique role for the desired component's descriptor
     * @return the ComponentDescriptor with the given component role
     */
    ComponentDescriptor getComponentDescriptor( String role );

    /**
     * Returns the ComponentDescriptor with the given component role and hint.
     * Searches up the hierarchy until one is found, null if none is found.
     * @param role a unique role for the desired component's descriptor
     * @param roleHint a hint showing which implementation should be used
     * @return the ComponentDescriptor with the given component role
     */
    ComponentDescriptor getComponentDescriptor( String role, String roleHint );

    /**
     * Returns the ComponentDescriptor with the given component role and hint.
     * Searches up the hierarchy until one is found, null if none is found.
     * @param type the Java type of the desired component
     * @param role a unique role for the desired component's descriptor
     * @param roleHint a hint showing which implementation should be used
     * @return the ComponentDescriptor with the given component role
     */
     ComponentDescriptor getComponentDescriptor( Class type, String role, String roleHint );

    /**
     * Returns a Map of ComponentDescriptors with the given role, keyed by role-hint. Searches up the hierarchy until
     * all are found, an empty Map if none are found.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a Map of component descriptors keyed by role-hint
     */
    Map> getComponentDescriptorMap( String role );

    /**
     * Returns a Map of ComponentDescriptors with the given role, keyed by role-hint. Searches up the hierarchy until
     * all are found, an empty Map if none are found.
     * @param type the Java type of the desired components
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a Map of component descriptors keyed by role-hint
     */
     Map> getComponentDescriptorMap( Class type, String role );

    /**
     * Returns a List of ComponentDescriptors with the given role. Searches up the hierarchy until all are found, an
     * empty List if none are found.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a List of component descriptors
     */
    List> getComponentDescriptorList( String role );

    /**
     * Returns a List of ComponentDescriptors with the given role. Searches up the hierarchy until all are found, an
     * empty List if none are found.
     * @param type the Java type of the desired components
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired components
     * @return a List of component descriptors
     */
     List> getComponentDescriptorList( Class type,  String role );

    /**
     * Adds a component descriptor to this container. componentDescriptor should have realmId set.
     * @param componentDescriptor
     * @throws ComponentRepositoryException
     */
    void addComponentDescriptor( ComponentDescriptor componentDescriptor )
        throws ComponentRepositoryException;

    /**
     * Releases the component from the container. This is dependant upon how the implementation manages the component,
     * but usually enacts some standard lifecycle shutdown procedure on the component. In every case, the component is
     * no longer accessible from the container (unless another is created).
     * @param component the plexus component object to release
     * @throws ComponentLifecycleException
     */
    void release( Object component )
        throws ComponentLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Releases all Mapped component values from the container.
     * @see PlexusContainer#release( Object component )
     * @param components Map of plexus component objects to release
     * @throws ComponentLifecycleException
     */
    void releaseAll( Map components )
        throws ComponentLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Releases all Listed components from the container.
     * @see PlexusContainer#release( Object component )
     * @param components List of plexus component objects to release
     * @throws ComponentLifecycleException
     */
    void releaseAll( List components )
        throws ComponentLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Returns true if this container has the keyed component.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired component
     * @return true if this container has the keyed component
     */
    boolean hasComponent( String role );

    /**
     * Returns true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint.
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired component
     * @param roleHint a hint for the desired component implementation
     * @return true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint
     */
    boolean hasComponent( String role, String roleHint );

    /**
     * Returns true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the component
     * @return true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint
     */
    boolean hasComponent( Class type );

    /**
     * Returns true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the component
     * @param roleHint a hint for the desired component implementation
     * @return true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint
     */
    boolean hasComponent( Class type, String roleHint );

    /**
     * Returns true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint.
     * @param type the non-unique type of the component
     * @param role a non-unique key for the desired component
     * @param roleHint a hint for the desired component implementation
     * @return true if this container has a component with the given role/role-hint
     */
    boolean hasComponent( Class type, String role, String roleHint );

    /**
     * Disposes of this container, which in turn disposes all of it's components. This container should also remove
     * itself from the container hierarchy.
     */
    void dispose();

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Context
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Add a key/value pair to this container's Context.
     * @param key any unique object valid to the Context's implementation
     * @param value any object valid to the Context's implementation
     */
    void addContextValue( Object key, Object value );

    /**
     * Returns this container's context. A Context is a simple data store used to hold values which may alter the
     * execution of the Container.
     * @return this container's context.
     */
    Context getContext();

    /**
     * Returns the Classworld's ClassRealm of this Container, which acts as the default parent for all contained
     * components.
     * @return the ClassRealm of this Container
     */
    ClassRealm getContainerRealm();

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Discovery
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Adds the listener to this container. ComponentDiscoveryListeners have the ability to respond to various
     * ComponentDiscoverer events.
     * @param listener A listener which responds to differnet ComponentDiscoveryEvents
     */
    void registerComponentDiscoveryListener( ComponentDiscoveryListener listener );

    /**
     * Removes the listener from this container.
     * @param listener A listener to remove
     */
    void removeComponentDiscoveryListener( ComponentDiscoveryListener listener );

    /**
     * Discovers components in the given realm.
     * @param childRealm
     * @param override wheter to override/merge any conflicting components, where the new component takes precedence.
     * @return
     * @throws PlexusConfigurationException
     * @throws ComponentRepositoryException
     */
    List> discoverComponents( ClassRealm childRealm )
        throws PlexusConfigurationException, ComponentRepositoryException;    
    
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Component/Plugin ClassRealm creation
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ClassRealm createChildRealm( String id );    
    
    ClassRealm getComponentRealm( String realmId );

    /**
     * Dissociate the realm with the specified id from the container. This will
     * remove all components contained in the realm from the component repository.
     *
     * @param componentRealm Realm to remove from the container.
     */
    void removeComponentRealm( ClassRealm componentRealm )
        throws PlexusContainerException;

    /**
     * Returns the lookup realm for this container, which is either
     * the container realm or the realm set by {@see MutablePlexusContainer#setLookupRealm(ClassRealm)}.
     */
    ClassRealm getLookupRealm();

    /**
     * Sets the lookup realm to use for lookup calls that don't have a ClassRealm parameter.
     * @param realm the new realm to use.
     * @return The previous lookup realm. It is adviced to set it back once the old-style lookups have completed.
     */
    ClassRealm setLookupRealm(ClassRealm realm);

    /**
     * XXX ideally i'd like to place this in a plexus container specific utility class.
     *
     * Utility method to retrieve the lookup realm for a component instance.
     * If the component's classloader is a ClassRealm, that realm is returned,
     * otherwise the result of getLookupRealm is returned.
     * @param component
     * @return
     */
    ClassRealm getLookupRealm( Object component );

    void addComponent( Object component, String role )
        throws ComponentRepositoryException;    
}