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package org.jvnet.hk2.component;

import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;

import org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Inject;

/**
 * Used to describe the injection point and context of the injection.
 * 
 * @author Jeff Trent
 * @see ContextualFactory
 */
public interface InjectionPoint {

  /**
   * The component instance being injected
   */
  Object getComponent();
  
  /**
   * The member being injected
   */
  AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement();

  /**
   * The type of the field that needs to be injected 
   */
  Class getType();
  
  /**
   * The inject annotation (provided for convenience) to get name and/or optional flag, etc.
   */
  Inject getInject();
  
  /**
   * The inhabitant on behalf of the component being injected.  WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE - this
   * will cause a stack fault.
   */
  Inhabitant getInhabitant();

}