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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;
/**
* Service interface implemented by extensions. An extension
* is a service provider declared in META-INF/services.
*
* Service providers may have
* {@linkplain javax.enterprise.event.Observes observer methods},
* which may observe any event, including any
* {@linkplain javax.enterprise.inject.spi container lifecycle event},
* and obtain an injected
* {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager}.
*
*
The container instantiates a single instance of each
* extension at the beginning of the application initialization
* process and maintains a reference to it until the application
* shuts down. The container delivers event notifications to this
* instance by calling its observer methods.
*
* Service providers are made available for injection as beans
* with the qualifier {@link javax.enterprise.inject.Default @Default}.
*
* @author Gavin King
* @author Pete Muir
*
*/
public interface Extension {}