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  * $Id: TilesInitializer.java 833737 2009-11-07 19:17:09Z apetrelli $

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 package org.apache.tiles.startup;

 import org.apache.tiles.request.ApplicationContext;

 /**

  * Tiles initialization delegate. It initializes Tiles container(s) and the

  * application context to use across all the application.

  *

  * @version $Rev: 833737 $ $Date: 2009-11-08 06:17:09 +1100 (Sun, 08 Nov 2009) $

  */

 public interface TilesInitializer {

     /**

      * Initializes Tiles.

      *

      * @param preliminaryContext The preliminary application context to use. It

      * will be overwritten with the real instance later. Use a context usable

      * under your current environment, like ServletTilesApplicationContext or

      * PortletTilesApplicationContext.

      */

     void initialize(ApplicationContext preliminaryContext);

     /**

      * Destroys the Tiles container.

      *

      * @since 2.2.0

      */

     void destroy();

 }