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package org.elasticsearch.common.inject;
/**
* A module contributes configuration information, typically interface
* bindings, which will be used to create an {@link Injector}. A Guice-based
* application is ultimately composed of little more than a set of
* {@code Module}s and some bootstrapping code.
*
* Your Module classes can use a more streamlined syntax by extending
* {@link AbstractModule} rather than implementing this interface directly.
*
* In addition to the bindings configured via {@link #configure}, bindings
* will be created for all methods annotated with {@literal @}{@link Provides}.
* Use scope and binding annotations on these methods to configure the
* bindings.
*/
public interface Module {
/**
* Contributes bindings and other configurations for this module to {@code binder}.
*
* Do not invoke this method directly to install submodules. Instead use
* {@link Binder#install(Module)}, which ensures that {@link Provides provider methods} are
* discovered.
*/
void configure(Binder binder);
}