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016 */
017 package org.apache.camel.spi;
018
019 /**
020 * A pluggable strategy for creating and possibly dependency injecting objects
021 * which could be implemented using straight forward reflection or using Spring
022 * or Guice to perform dependency injection.
023 *
024 * @version $Revision: 752893 $
025 */
026 public interface Injector {
027
028 /**
029 * Instantiates a new instance of the given type possibly injecting values
030 * into the object in the process
031 *
032 * @param type the type of object to create
033 * @return a newly created instance
034 */
035 <T> T newInstance(Class<T> type);
036
037 /**
038 * Instantiates a new instance of the given object type possibly injecting values
039 * into the object in the process
040 *
041 * @param instance an instance of the type to create
042 * @return a newly created instance
043 */
044 <T> T newInstance(Class<T> type, Object instance);
045
046 }