/*
 * Copyright 2005 Joe Walker
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package uk.ltd.getahead.dwr;

/**
 * A very basic IoC container
 * @author Joe Walker [joe at getahead dot ltd dot uk]
 */
public interface Container
{
    /**
     * Get an instance of a bean of a given type.
     * @param id The type to get an instance of
     * @return The object of the given type
     */
    Object getBean(String id);
}


/*
 * Copyright 2005 Joe Walker
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package uk.ltd.getahead.dwr;

/**
 * A very basic IoC container
 * @author Joe Walker [joe at getahead dot ltd dot uk]
 */
public interface Container
{
    /**
     * Get an instance of a bean of a given type.
     * @param id The type to get an instance of
     * @return The object of the given type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the given id does not refer to a bean
     */
    Object getBean(String id) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}


Make the interface clear when it comes to what happens when the container can't find the bean