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018 package org.apache.camel.spi;
019
020 /**
021 * A pluggable strategy for creating and possibly dependency injecting objects
022 * which could be implemented using straight forward reflection or using Spring or Guice to perform dependency injection.
023 *
024 * @version $Revision: 525537 $
025 */
026 public interface Injector<T> {
027 /**
028 * Instantiates a new instance of the given type possibly injecting values into the object in the process
029 *
030 * @param type the type of object to create
031 * @return a newly created instance
032 */
033 T newInstance(Class<T> type);
034 }