001    // Copyright 2007 The Apache Software Foundation
002    //
003    // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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014    
015    package org.apache.hivemind.annotations.internal;
016    
017    import org.apache.hivemind.events.RegistryInitializationListener;
018    
019    /**
020     * Reponsible for the creation of the single instance of an annotated module class.
021     * Provides the module instance with a reference to the {@link org.apache.hivemind.internal.RegistryInfrastructure}.
022     * 
023     * @author Achim Huegen
024     */
025    public interface ModuleInstanceProvider extends RegistryInitializationListener
026    {
027        /**
028         * @return  the module instance
029         */
030        public Object getModuleInstance();
031    }