/*
 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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 */
package org.hibernate.resource.beans.spi;

import org.hibernate.resource.beans.container.spi.BeanContainer;
import org.hibernate.service.Service;

A registry for ManagedBean instances.  Responsible for managing the lifecycle.

Access to the beans and usage of them are only valid between the time
the registry is initialized and released (however those events are recognized).
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * A registry for ManagedBean instances.  Responsible for managing the lifecycle.
 * <p/>
 * Access to the beans and usage of them are only valid between the time
 * the registry is initialized and released (however those events are recognized).
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface ManagedBeanRegistry extends Service {
	
Get a bean reference by class.
/**
	 * Get a bean reference by class.
	 */
	<T> ManagedBean<T> getBean(Class<T> beanClass);

	
Get a bean reference by name and contract.
/**
	 * Get a bean reference by name and contract.
	 */
	<T> ManagedBean<T> getBean(String beanName, Class<T> beanContract);

	
Get a reference to the underlying BeanContainer. May return null indicating that no back-end container has been configured /**
	 * Get a reference to the underlying BeanContainer.  May return {@code null}
	 * indicating that no back-end container has been configured
	 */
	BeanContainer getBeanContainer();
}