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15 package org.apache.hivemind.internal;
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17 import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable;
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19 /**
20  * A contribution to a service extension point that is used to
21  * create the core service instance (which may then be enhanced
22  * with interceptors).
23  *
24  * @author Howard Lewis Ship
25  */

26 public interface ServiceImplementationConstructor extends Locatable
27 {
28     /**
29      * Returns the module which created the contribution.
30      */

31     public Module getContributingModule();
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33     /**
34      * Creates a new core service implementation.
35      */

36     public Object JavaDoc constructCoreServiceImplementation();
37 }
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