com.opensymphony.xwork2.config

## Interface ContainerProvider

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    BeanSelectionProvider, ConfigurationProvider, ServletContextAwareConfigurationProvider
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractBeanSelectionProvider, DefaultPropertiesProvider, FileManagerFactoryProvider, FileManagerProvider, PropertiesConfigurationProvider, StrutsBeanSelectionProvider, StrutsDefaultConfigurationProvider, StrutsJavaConfigurationProvider, StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider, StubConfigurationProvider, XmlConfigurationProvider, XmlDocConfigurationProvider

      public interface ContainerProvider

  Provides beans and constants/properties for the Container
  Since:
    2.1

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `destroy()` Called before removed from the configuration manager
    `void` | `init(Configuration configuration)` Initializes with the configuration
    `boolean` | `needsReload()` Tells whether the ContainerProvider should reload its configuration
    `void` | `register(ContainerBuilder builder, LocatableProperties props)` Registers beans and properties for the Container

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### destroy

          void destroy()

      Called before removed from the configuration manager

    - #### init

          void init(Configuration configuration)
             throws ConfigurationException

      Initializes with the configuration
      Parameters:
        `configuration` - The configuration
      Throws:
        `ConfigurationException` - If anything goes wrong

    - #### needsReload

          boolean needsReload()

      Tells whether the ContainerProvider should reload its configuration
      Returns:
        `true`, whether the ContainerProvider should reload its configuration, `false`otherwise.

    - #### register

          void register(ContainerBuilder builder,
                        LocatableProperties props)
                 throws ConfigurationException

      Registers beans and properties for the Container
      Parameters:
        `builder` - The builder to register beans with
        `props` - The properties to register constants with
      Throws:
        `ConfigurationException` - If anything goes wrong

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