001 /***************************************************************************** 002 * Copyright (C) PicoContainer Organization. All rights reserved. * 003 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 004 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the BSD * 005 * style license a copy of which has been included with this distribution in * 006 * the LICENSE.txt file. * 007 * * 008 *****************************************************************************/ 009 package org.picocontainer.injectors; 010 011 /** 012 * Providers are a type of Injector that can participate in Injection via a custom method. 013 * 014 * Implementers of this class must implement a single method called provide. That method must return 015 * the component type intended to be provided. The method can accept parameters that PicoContainer 016 * will satisfy. 017 */ 018 public interface Provider { 019 020 }