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 * Original code by Paul Hammant                                             *
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package org.picocontainer;

/**
 * A manager for the lifecycle of a container's components.  
 * The lifecycle manager is implemented by the component adapters
 * which will resolve the dependencies of the component instance and 
 * delegate the implementation of the lifecycle control to the 
 * {@link org.picocontainer.defaults.LifecycleStrategy lifecycle strategy}.
 * 
 * @author Paul Hammant
 * @author Jörg Schaible
 * @author Mauro Talevi
 * @version $Revision$
 * @see org.picocontainer.defaults.LifecycleStrategy 
 * @since 1.2
 */
public interface LifecycleManager {

    /**
     * Invoke the "start" method on the container's components. 
     * @param container the container to "start" its components' lifecycle
     */
    void start(PicoContainer container);

    /**
     * Invoke the "stop" method on the container's components. 
     * @param container the container to "stop" its components' lifecycle
     */
    void stop(PicoContainer container);

    /**
     * Invoke the "dispose" method on the container's components. 
     * @param container the container to "dispose" its components' lifecycle
     */
    void dispose(PicoContainer container);

    /**
     * Test if a container's component has a lifecycle.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the component has a lifecycle
     */
    boolean hasLifecycle();
}