src/com/google/inject/spi/ProviderBinding.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.google.inject.spi;

import com.google.inject.Binding;
import com.google.inject.Provider;

/**
 * A synthetic binding to {@code Provider<T>} which exists for any binding to
 * {@code T}.
 *
 * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
 */
public interface ProviderBinding<T> extends Binding<Provider<T>> {

  /**
   * Gets the binding from which the provider comes.
   */
  Binding<T> getTarget();
}