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package com.google.inject;

import com.google.inject.binder.AnnotatedElementBuilder;

Returns a binder whose configuration information is hidden from its environment by default. See PrivateModule for details. 
Author:
jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
Since:
2.0/**
 * Returns a binder whose configuration information is hidden from its environment by default. See
 * {@link com.google.inject.PrivateModule PrivateModule} for details.
 *
 * @author jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface PrivateBinder extends Binder {

  
Makes the binding for key available to the enclosing environment /** Makes the binding for {@code key} available to the enclosing environment */
  void expose(Key<?> key);

  
Makes a binding for type available to the enclosing environment. Use annotatedWith() to expose type with a binding annotation. /**
   * Makes a binding for {@code type} available to the enclosing environment. Use {@link
   * com.google.inject.binder.AnnotatedElementBuilder#annotatedWith(Class) annotatedWith()} to
   * expose {@code type} with a binding annotation.
   */
  AnnotatedElementBuilder expose(Class<?> type);

  
Makes a binding for type available to the enclosing environment. Use annotatedWith() to expose type with a binding annotation. /**
   * Makes a binding for {@code type} available to the enclosing environment. Use {@link
   * AnnotatedElementBuilder#annotatedWith(Class) annotatedWith()} to expose {@code type} with a
   * binding annotation.
   */
  AnnotatedElementBuilder expose(TypeLiteral<?> type);

  @Override
  PrivateBinder withSource(Object source);

  @Override
  PrivateBinder skipSources(Class... classesToSkip);
}