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package org.glassfish.hk2.configuration.hub.api;
/**
* @author jwells
*
*/
public interface Instance {
/**
* Gets the bean (or bean-like-map) associated with
* this instance
*
* @return The non-null bean or bean-like map
*/
public Object getBean();
/**
* Gets information about this instance. Can be
* used to describe the bean in some useful way
*
* @return The possibly null metadata associated
* with this instance
*/
public Object getMetadata();
/**
* Sets an object containing information about this
* instance. Can be used to describe the bean in
* some useful way
*
* @param metadata The possibly null metadata
* to be associated with this instance
*/
public void setMetadata(Object metadata);
}