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  package org.apache.aries.blueprint.ext;
  
  import org.apache.aries.blueprint.services.ExtendedBlueprintContainer;
  import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ComponentDefinitionException;
  import org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect.ComponentMetadata;
  import org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect.Target;
  
  /**
   * Custom metadata that can acts like a built-in bean manager 
   * for the component life-cycle events create and destroy.
   */
  public interface ComponentFactoryMetadata extends ComponentMetadata, Target {
      /**
       * Prime the underlying bean manager with the blueprint container
       * @param container
       */
      void init(ExtendedBlueprintContainer container);
      
      /**
       * Create an instance
       * @return
       * @throws ComponentDefinitionException
       */
      Object create() throws ComponentDefinitionException;
      
      /**
       * Destroy an instance previously created 
       * @param instance
       */
      void destroy(Object instance);
  }
  