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package javax.enterprise.inject;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral;
import javax.inject.Provider;
/**
*
* Allows the application to dynamically obtain instances of beans with a specified combination of required type and qualifiers.
*
*
*
* In certain situations, injection is not the most convenient way to obtain a contextual reference. For example, it may not be
* used when:
*
*
*
* - the bean type or qualifiers vary dynamically at runtime, or
* - depending upon the deployment, there may be no bean which satisfies the type and qualifiers, or
* - we would like to iterate over all beans of a certain type.
*
*
*
* In these situations, an instance of the Instance may be injected:
*
*
*
* @Inject
* Instance<PaymentProcessor> paymentProcessor;
*
*
*
* Any combination of qualifiers may be specified at the injection point:
*
*
*
* @Inject
* @PayBy(CHEQUE)
* Instance<PaymentProcessor> chequePaymentProcessor;
*
*
*
* Or, the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.Any @Any} qualifier may be used, allowing the application to specify qualifiers
* dynamically:
*
*
*
* @Inject
* @Any
* Instance<PaymentProcessor> anyPaymentProcessor;
*
*
*
* Finally, the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.New @New} qualifier may be used, allowing the application to obtain a
* {@link javax.enterprise.inject.New @New} qualified bean:
*
*
*
* @Inject
* @New(ChequePaymentProcessor.class)
* Instance<PaymentProcessor> chequePaymentProcessor;
*
*
*
* For an injected Instance:
*
*
*
* - the required type is the type parameter specified at the injection point, and
* - the required qualifiers are the qualifiers specified at the injection point.
*
*
*
* The inherited {@link javax.inject.Provider#get()} method returns a contextual references for the unique bean that matches the
* required type and required qualifiers and is eligible for injection into the class into which the parent Instance
* was injected, or throws an {@link javax.enterprise.inject.UnsatisfiedResolutionException} or
* {@link javax.enterprise.inject.AmbiguousResolutionException}.
*
*
*
* PaymentProcessor pp = chequePaymentProcessor.get();
*
*
*
* The inherited {@link java.lang.Iterable#iterator()} method returns an iterator over contextual references for beans that
* match the required type and required qualifiers and are eligible for injection into the class into which the parent
* Instance was injected.
*
*
*
* for (PaymentProcessor pp : anyPaymentProcessor)
* pp.test();
*
*
* @see javax.inject.Provider#get()
* @see java.lang.Iterable#iterator()
* @see javax.enterprise.util.AnnotationLiteral
* @see javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral
*
* @author Gavin King
*
* @param the required bean type
*/
public interface Instance extends Iterable, Provider {
/**
*
* Obtains a child Instance for the given additional required qualifiers.
*
*
* @param qualifiers the additional required qualifiers
* @return the child Instance
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if passed two instances of the same qualifier type, or an instance of an annotation that
* is not a qualifier type
*/
public Instance select(Annotation... qualifiers);
/**
*
* Obtains a child Instance for the given required type and additional required qualifiers.
*
*
* @param the required type
* @param subtype a {@link java.lang.Class} representing the required type
* @param qualifiers the additional required qualifiers
* @return the child Instance
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if passed two instances of the same qualifier type, or an instance of an annotation that
* is not a qualifier type
*/
public Instance select(Class subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);
/**
*
* Obtains a child Instance for the given required type and additional required qualifiers.
*
*
* @param the required type
* @param subtype a {@link javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral} representing the required type
* @param qualifiers the additional required qualifiers
* @return the child Instance
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if passed two instances of the same qualifier type, or an instance of an annotation that
* is not a qualifier type
*/
public Instance select(TypeLiteral subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);
/**
*
* Determines if there is no bean that matches the required type and qualifiers and is eligible for injection into the class
* into which the parent Instance was injected.
*
*
* @return true if there is no bean that matches the required type and qualifiers and is eligible for injection
* into the class into which the parent Instance was injected, or false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isUnsatisfied();
/**
*
* Determines if there is more than one bean that matches the required type and qualifiers and is eligible for injection
* into the class into which the parent Instance was injected.
*
*
* @return true if there is more than one bean that matches the required type and qualifiers and is eligible for
* injection into the class into which the parent Instance was injected, or false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isAmbiguous();
/**
*
* When called, the container destroys the instance if the active context object for the scope
* type of the bean supports destroying bean instances. All normal scoped built-in contexts support destroying bean
* instances.
*
*
*
* The instance passed should either be a dependent scoped bean instance, or the client proxy for a normal scoped bean
* instance.
*
*
*
* @since 1.1
* @param instance the instance to destroy
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the active context object for the scope type of the bean does not support
* destroying bean instances
*/
public void destroy(T instance);
}