01: /* ====================================================================
02: The Jicarilla Software License
03:
04: Copyright (c) 2003 Leo Simons.
05: All rights reserved.
06:
07: Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
08: a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
09: "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
10: without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
11: distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
12: permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
13: the following conditions:
14:
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16: included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
17:
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21: IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
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25: ==================================================================== */
26: package org.jicarilla.container.builder;
27:
28: import org.jicarilla.container.Resolver;
29: import org.jicarilla.container.ResolverProvider;
30:
31: /**
32: * A {@link Builder} with support for building container hierarchies. You can
33: * add multiple parents to a container. These will be queried for components
34: * if the container itself can't satisfy a certain request.
35: *
36: * @author <a href="lsimons at jicarilla dot org">Leo Simons</a>
37: * @version $Id: HierarchyBuilder.java,v 1.1 2004/01/10 11:35:37 lsimons Exp $
38: */
39: public interface HierarchyBuilder extends Builder {
40: /**
41: * Add a parent to this container.
42: *
43: * @param parent the parent container to add.
44: * @return the current builder instance.
45: */
46: HierarchyBuilder addParent(ResolverProvider parent);
47:
48: /**
49: * Add a parent to this container.
50: *
51: * @param parent the parent container to add.
52: * @return the current builder instance.
53: */
54: HierarchyBuilder addParent(Resolver parent);
55: }
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