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package org.powertac.common.interfaces;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;

/**
 * Services that implement this interface can serve as a conduit allowing
 * model elements to access Spring services by name.
 * 
 * @author John Collins
 */
public interface ContextService extends ApplicationContextAware
{

  /**
   * Retrieves a Spring component instance by name
   */
  public Object getBean (String beanName);
}