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  package org.apache.cayenne.di;
  
  /**
   * A binding builder that helps with fluent binding creation.
   * 
   * @param <T> An interface type of the service being bound.
   * @since 3.1
   */
  public interface BindingBuilder<T> {
  
      BindingBuilder<T> to(Class<? extends T> implementation) throws DIRuntimeException;
  
      BindingBuilder<T> toInstance(T instance) throws DIRuntimeException;
  
      BindingBuilder<T> toProvider(Class<? extends Provider<? extends T>> providerType)
              throws DIRuntimeException;
  
      BindingBuilder<T> toProviderInstance(Provider<? extends T> provider)
              throws DIRuntimeException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the scope of a bound instance. This method is used to change the default scope
       * which is usually a singleton to a custom scope.
       */
      void in(Scope scope);
  
      /**
       * Sets the scope of a bound instance to singleton. Singleton is normally the default,
       * so calling this method explicitly is rarely needed.
       */
      void inSingletonScope();
  
      /**
       * Sets the scope of a bound instance to "no scope". This means that a new instance of
       * an object will be created on every call to {@link Injector#getInstance(Class)}.
       */
      void withoutScope();
  }
  