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18
19 package org.eclipse.jetty.util.component;
20
21 import java.util.Collection;
22
23 public interface Container
24 {
25 /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
26 /**
27 * Add a bean. If the bean is-a {@link Listener}, then also do an implicit {@link #addEventListener(Listener)}.
28 * @param o the bean object to add
29 * @return true if the bean was added, false if it was already present
30 */
31 public boolean addBean(Object o);
32
33 /**
34 * @return the list of beans known to this aggregate
35 * @see #getBean(Class)
36 */
37 public Collection<Object> getBeans();
38
39 /**
40 * @param clazz the class of the beans
41 * @return the list of beans of the given class (or subclass)
42 * @see #getBeans()
43 */
44 public <T> Collection<T> getBeans(Class<T> clazz);
45
46 /**
47 * @param clazz the class of the bean
48 * @return the first bean of a specific class (or subclass), or null if no such bean exist
49 */
50 public <T> T getBean(Class<T> clazz);
51
52 /**
53 * Removes the given bean.
54 * If the bean is-a {@link Listener}, then also do an implicit {@link #removeEventListener(Listener)}.
55 * @return whether the bean was removed
56 */
57 public boolean removeBean(Object o);
58
59 /**
60 * Add an event listener.
61 * @see Container#addBean(Object)
62 * @param listener
63 */
64 public void addEventListener(Listener listener);
65
66 /**
67 * Remove an event listener.
68 * @see Container#removeBean(Object)
69 * @param listener
70 */
71 public void removeEventListener(Listener listener);
72
73 /**
74 * A listener for Container events.
75 * If an added bean implements this interface it will receive the events
76 * for this container.
77 */
78 public interface Listener
79 {
80 void beanAdded(Container parent,Object child);
81 void beanRemoved(Container parent,Object child);
82 }
83
84 /**
85 * Inherited Listener.
86 * If an added bean implements this interface, then it will
87 * be added to all contained beans that are themselves Containers
88 */
89 public interface InheritedListener extends Listener
90 {
91 }
92 }