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package org.osgi.service.component;
/**
* A ComponentInstance encapsulates a component instance of an activated
* component configuration. ComponentInstances are created whenever a component
* configuration is activated.
*
*
* ComponentInstances are never reused. A new ComponentInstance object will be
* created when the component configuration is activated again.
*
* @ThreadSafe
* @noimplement
* @version $Id: 153a0cbf3bc5bd82afeceea35cfd6dcd8498083e $
*/
public interface ComponentInstance {
/**
* Dispose of the component configuration for this component instance. The
* component configuration will be deactivated. If the component
* configuration has already been deactivated, this method does nothing.
*/
public void dispose();
/**
* Returns the component instance of the activated component configuration.
*
* @return The component instance or {@code null} if the component
* configuration has been deactivated.
*/
public Object getInstance();
}