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package org.apache.cxf.configuration;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * 
 */
public interface ConfiguredBeanLocator {
    
    /**
     * Gets the names of all the configured beans of the specific type.  Does
     * not cause them to be loaded.
     * @param type
     * @return List of all the bean names for the given type
     */
    List<String> getBeanNamesOfType(Class<?> type);
    
    
    /**
     * Gets the bean of the given name and type
     * @param name
     * @param type
     * @return the bean
     */
    <T> T getBeanOfType(String name, Class<T> type);
    
    /**
     * Gets all the configured beans of the specific types.  Causes them
     * all to be loaded. 
     * @param type
     * @return The collection of all the configured beans of the given type
     */
    <T> Collection<? extends T> getBeansOfType(Class<T> type);

    
    /**
     * Iterates through the beans of the given type, calling the listener
     * to determine if it should be loaded or not. 
     * @param type
     * @param listener
     * @return true if beans of the type were loaded
     */
    <T> boolean loadBeansOfType(Class<T> type, BeanLoaderListener<T> listener);

    /**
     * For supporting "legacy" config, checks the configured bean to see if
     * it has a property configured with the given name/value.  Mostly used 
     * for supporting things configured with "activationNamespaces" set. 
     * @param beanName
     * @param propertyName
     * @param value
     * @return true if the bean has the given property/value
     */
    boolean hasConfiguredPropertyValue(String beanName, String propertyName, String value);
    
    public interface BeanLoaderListener<T> {
        /**
         * Return true to have the loader go ahead and load the bean.  If false, 
         * the loader will just skip to the next bean
         * @param name
         * @param type
         * @return true if the bean should be loaded 
         */
        boolean loadBean(String name, Class<? extends T> type);

        /**
         * Return true if the bean that was loaded meets the requirements at
         * which point, the loader will stop loading additional beans of the
         * given type
         * @param name
         * @param bean
         * @return true if the bean meets the requirements of the listener
         */
        boolean beanLoaded(String name, T bean);
    }

    boolean hasBeanOfName(String name);
}
