org.sonatype.guice.bean.locators

Interface RankingFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultRankingFunction

public interface RankingFunction

Assigns each Binding a rank according to some function; higher ranks take precedence over lower ranks.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	maxRank() Estimates the maximum possible rank for this function; used to arrange injectors in order of ranking probability.
<T> int	rank(com.google.inject.Binding<T> binding) Assigns a numeric rank to the given binding.

Method Detail

maxRank

int maxRank()

Estimates the maximum possible rank for this function; used to arrange injectors in order of ranking probability.

Returns:

Maximum rank

rank

<T> int rank(com.google.inject.Binding<T> binding)

Assigns a numeric rank to the given binding.

Parameters:

binding - The binding

Returns:

Assigned rank