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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services;

import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.ServiceLifecycle;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UsesMappedConfiguration;

/**
 * Provides access to user defined lifecycles (beyond the two built-in lifecycles: "singleton" and "primitive"). The
 * user defined lifecycles are contributed into the service's configuration.
 * <p/>
 * Note that the default scope {@linkplain org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.ScopeConstants#DEFAULT "singleton"} is special and
 * not a contribution.
 */
@UsesMappedConfiguration(ServiceLifecycle.class)
public interface ServiceLifecycleSource
{
    /**
     * Used to locate a configuration lifecycle, by name.
     * 
     * @param scope
     * @return the named lifecycle, or null if the name is not found
     */
    ServiceLifecycle get(String scope);
}
