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package org.jboss.arquillian.spi;
import org.jboss.arquillian.spi.event.Event;
import org.jboss.arquillian.spi.event.suite.EventHandler;
/**
* The arquillian test lifecycle context.
*
* @author Aslak Knutsen
* @version $Revision: $
*/
public interface Context
{
/**
* Fire a new {@link Event}.
*
* @param event The {@link Event} instance to fire
*/
void fire(Event event);
/**
* Register a {@link EventHandler} for a specific {@link Event}.
*
* @param
* @param eventType The Type of {@link Event} to listen to
* @param handler The receiver of the {@link Event}
*/
void register(Class eventType, EventHandler handler);
/**
* Get the defined {@link ServiceLoader}
*
* @return A instance of {@link ServiceLoader}
* @see #get(Class)
*/
ServiceLoader getServiceLoader();
/**
* Get this contexts parent context.
*
* @return The parent context if any, null if this is the top context.
*/
Context getParentContext();
/**
* Add a instance of B to the context.
*
* @param
* @param type The Type of the instance to add
* @param instance The instance to add
*/
void add(Class type, B instance);
/**
* Get a instance of B from the context.
*
* @param
* @param type Type to lookup
* @return A instance of B or null if not found
*/
B get(Class type);
}