src/com/google/inject/spi/ProviderInstanceBinding.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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 *
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package com.google.inject.spi;

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

/**
 * A binding to a single provider instance.
 *
 * <p>Example: {@code bind(Foo.class).toProvider(new FooProvider());}
 *
 * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
 */
public interface ProviderInstanceBinding<T> extends Binding<T>,
    HasDependencies {

  /**
   * Gets the raw (unscoped) provider instance associated with this binding.
   */
  Provider<? extends T> getProviderInstance();
}