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package org.apache.tuscany.core.bootstrap;

import org.apache.tuscany.core.resolver.AutowireResolver;
import org.apache.tuscany.host.MonitorFactory;
import org.apache.tuscany.spi.builder.Connector;
import org.apache.tuscany.spi.component.ComponentManager;
import org.apache.tuscany.spi.component.ScopeRegistry;
import org.apache.tuscany.spi.deployer.Deployer;

/**
 * Interface that abstracts the process used to create a running Tuscany system. Implementation of this may provide
 * different mechanisms for creating the primoridal system components used to boot the core to the level where it can
 * support end-user applications.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface Bootstrapper {
    /**
     * Return the MonitorFactory being used by the implementation to provide monitor interfaces for the primordial
     * components.
     *
     * @return the MonitorFactory being used by the bootstrapper
     */
    MonitorFactory getMonitorFactory();

    /**
     * Create a Deployer that can be used to deploy the system definition. This will most likely only support a small
     * subset of the available programming model.
     *
     * @return a new primordial Deployer
     */
    Deployer createDeployer();

    /**
     * Create a ScopeRegistry that supports the Scopes supported for primordial components
     *
     * @return a new primordial ScopeRegistry
     */
    ScopeRegistry getScopeRegistry();

    /**
     * Create a Connector that can wire together primordial components.
     *
     * @return a new primordial Connector
     */
    Connector getConnector();

    /**
     * Returns the AutowireResolver that resolves autowire targets
     *
     * @return the AutowireResolver that resolves autowire targets
     */
    AutowireResolver getAutowireResolver();
    
    ComponentManager getComponentManager();

}