InversionOfControl/Castle.MicroKernel/ModelBuilder/IComponentModelBuilder.cs

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  14
  15 namespace Castle.MicroKernel
  16 {
  17         using System;
  18         using System.Collections;
  19
  20         using Castle.Core;
  21
  22         using Castle.MicroKernel.ModelBuilder;
  23
  24         /// <summary>
  25         /// Implementors must construct a populated
  26         /// instance of ComponentModel by inspecting the component
  27         /// and|or the configuration.
  28         /// </summary>
  29         public interface IComponentModelBuilder
  30         {
  31                 /// <summary>
  32                 /// Constructs a new ComponentModel by invoking
  33                 /// the registered contributors.
  34                 /// </summary>
  35                 /// <param name="key"></param>
  36                 /// <param name="service"></param>
  37                 /// <param name="classType"></param>
  38                 /// <param name="extendedProperties"></param>
  39                 /// <returns></returns>
  40                 ComponentModel BuildModel(String key, Type service, Type classType, IDictionary extendedProperties);
  41
  42                 /// <summary>
  43                 /// "To give or supply in common with others; give to a
  44                 /// common fund or for a common purpose". The contributor
  45                 /// should inspect the component, or even the configuration
  46                 /// associated with the component, to add or change information
  47                 /// in the model that can be used later.
  48                 /// </summary>
  49                 void AddContributor(IContributeComponentModelConstruction contributor);
  50
  51                 /// <summary>
  52                 /// Removes the specified contributor
  53                 /// </summary>
  54                 /// <param name="contributor"></param>
  55                 void RemoveContributor(IContributeComponentModelConstruction contributor);
  56
  57                 IContributeComponentModelConstruction[] Contributors { get; }
  58         }
  59 }