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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 
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 type the type of object to create
042         * @param instance an instance of the type to create
043         * @return a newly created instance
044         */
045        <T> T newInstance(Class<T> type, Object instance);
046    
047    }