001/*****************************************************************************
002 * Copyright (C) PicoContainer Organization. All rights reserved.            *
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004 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the BSD      *
005 * style license a copy of which has been included with this distribution in *
006 * the LICENSE.txt file.                                                     *
007 *                                                                           *
008 *****************************************************************************/
009package org.picocontainer;
010
011import java.lang.reflect.Type;
012
013/**
014 * Implementers are responsible for instantiating and injecting dependancies into
015 * Constructors, Methods and Fields.
016 */
017public interface Injector<T> extends ComponentAdapter<T> {
018
019    /**
020     * A preexiting component instance can be injected into after instantiation
021     *
022     *
023     * @param container the container that can provide injectable dependencies
024     * @param into
025     * @param instance the instance to
026     * @return
027     */
028    Object decorateComponentInstance(PicoContainer container, Type into, T instance);
029
030}