org.macroing.cit.ioc.container

Interface ComponentLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

ServiceLoaderComponentLoader

public interface ComponentLoader

A ComponentLoader takes care of loading Components for a Container.

The order in which Components are started and stopped, is the responsibility of an implementation of this interface.

Stopping will be done in the reverse order of the order they were loaded.

Since:

1.0.0

Author:

Jörgen Lundgren

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Set<Component>	load() Returns a Set with the Components to load into a Container instance.

Method Detail

load

java.util.Set<Component> load()

Returns a Set with the Components to load into a Container instance.

If the order in which the Components are loaded, started and stopped is crucial, consider using a LinkedHashSet. All Containers will use the load order as the order to start and the reverse of that order to stop them.

Returns:

a Set with the Components to load into a Container instance.