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19  package org.apache.myfaces.config.annotation;
20  
21  import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
22  
23  import javax.naming.NamingException;
24  
25  /**
26   * Proposed interface to annotation service. An implementation of this class needs to know the appropriate classloader,
27   * dependencies to be injected, and lifecycle methods to be called.
28   *
29   * @version $Rev$ $Date$
30   */
31  public interface LifecycleProvider
32  {
33  
34      /**
35       * Create an object of the class with the supplied name, inject dependencies as appropriate,
36       * and call a postContruct method as appropriate.
37       *
38       * @param className name of the class of the desired object
39       * @return a fully constructed, dependency-injected, and initialized object.
40       */
41      Object newInstance(String className)
42              throws ClassNotFoundException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException,
43              NamingException, InvocationTargetException;
44  
45      /**
46       * Take whatever steps are needed to shut down the object, including calling a preDestroy method.
47       *
48       * @param o object to shut down.
49       */
50      void destroyInstance(Object o) throws IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException;
51  }