package org.apache.fulcrum.servicemanager;

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 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;

 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;

 import org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters.Parameters;

 import org.apache.avalon.framework.service.ServiceManager;

 import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.Configuration;

 /**

  * Let's try to break the singleton addiction with this service. This

  * service stores the instance of a service manager and allows access

  * to this instance and related information such as

  *

  * <ul>

  *   <li>Logger instance

  *   <li>ServiceManager instance

  *   <li>Context instance

  *   <li>Configuration instance

  *   <li>Parameters instance

  * </ul>

  *

  *  @author <a href="mailto:siegfried.goeschl@it20one.at">Siegfried Goeschl</a>

  */

 public interface ServiceManagerService extends ServiceManager

 {

     /**

      * @return the Logger of this service

      */

     Logger getLogger();

     /**

      * @return the ServiceManager for the container

      */

     ServiceManager getServiceManager();

     /**

      * @return the Parameters for the container

      */

     Parameters getParameters();

     /**

      * @return the Context for the container

      */

     Context getContext();

     /**

      * @return the Configuration for this service

      */

     Configuration getConfiguration();

 }