src/com/google/inject/PrivateBinder.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2008 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
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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package com.google.inject;

import com.google.inject.binder.AnnotatedElementBuilder;

/**
 * Returns a binder whose configuration information is hidden from its environment by default. See
 * {@link com.google.inject.PrivateModule PrivateModule} for details.
 * 
 * @author jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface PrivateBinder extends Binder {

  /** Makes the binding for {@code key} available to the enclosing environment */
  void expose(Key<?> key);

  /**
   * Makes a binding for {@code type} available to the enclosing environment. Use {@link
   * com.google.inject.binder.AnnotatedElementBuilder#annotatedWith(Class) annotatedWith()} to expose {@code type} with a
   * binding annotation.
   */
  AnnotatedElementBuilder expose(Class<?> type);

  /**
   * Makes a binding for {@code type} available to the enclosing environment. Use {@link
   * AnnotatedElementBuilder#annotatedWith(Class) annotatedWith()} to expose {@code type} with a
   * binding annotation.
   */
  AnnotatedElementBuilder expose(TypeLiteral<?> type);

  PrivateBinder withSource(Object source);

  PrivateBinder skipSources(Class... classesToSkip);
}