src/com/google/inject/Module.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2006 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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package com.google.inject;

/**
 * A module contributes a set of configurations, typically interface bindings,
 * to a {@link ContainerBuilder} which will later create a {@link Container}.
 * Implementing this interface is the standard means for encapsulating and
 * reusing configuration logic. Your Module classes can use a more streamlined
 * syntax by extending {@link AbstractModule} rather than implementing this
 * interface directly.
 *
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface Module {

  /**
   * Contributes bindings and other configurations to a container builder, so
   * that the resulting {@link Container} will include this module properly set
   * up.
   */
  void configure(ContainerBuilder builder);
}