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1   /*
2    * Copyright (C) The DNA Group. All rights reserved.
3    *
4    * This software is published under the terms of the DNA
5    * Software License version 1.1, a copy of which has been included
6    * with this distribution in the LICENSE.txt file.
7    */
8   package org.codehaus.dna;
9   
10  /***
11   * The component implements this interface if it wishes
12   * to be supplied with services via ResourceLocator.
13   * The ResourceLocator contains the services that this
14   * component depends upon under keys specified in the
15   * components metadata.
16   *
17   * @version $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/05/01 09:51:48 $
18   */
19  public interface Composable
20  {
21      /***
22       * Supply the component with ResourceLocator object
23       * via which they can access any dependency services.
24       *
25       * @param locator the ResourceLocator
26       * @throws MissingResourceException if the ResourceLocator does not
27       *         contain all the required services
28       */
29      void compose( ResourceLocator locator )
30          throws MissingResourceException;
31  }