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15 package org.apache.hivemind.service;
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17 import org.apache.hivemind.internal.RegistryInfrastructure;
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19 /**
20  * Wires a single property of an object with a service from the hivemind registry.
21  * The implementations of this interface can use different strategies for
22  * finding a matching service.
23  *
24  * @author Achim Huegen
25  */

26 public interface AutowiringStrategy
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28     /**
29      * Strategy that searches for services by the type of a property.
30      */

31     public final static String JavaDoc BY_TYPE = "ByType";
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33     /**
34      * Autowire a single property.
35      * @param registry registry for lookup of services
36      * @param target the target object
37      * @param propertyName name of the property
38      * @return true if the wiring has succeeded
39      */

40     public boolean autowireProperty(RegistryInfrastructure registry, Object JavaDoc target, String JavaDoc propertyName);
41 }
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