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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.beans.factory;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+
+/**
+ * A variant of {@link ObjectFactory} designed specifically for injection points,
+ * allowing for programmatic optionality and lenient not-unique handling.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 4.3
+ */
+public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T> {
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
+	 * managed by this factory.
+	 * <p>Allows for specifying explicit construction arguments, along the
+	 * lines of {@link BeanFactory#getBean(String, Object...)}.
+	 * @param args arguments to use when creating a corresponding instance
+	 * @return an instance of the bean
+	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
+	 * @see #getObject()
+	 */
+	T getObject(Object... args) throws BeansException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
+	 * managed by this factory.
+	 * @return an instance of the bean, or {@code null} if not available
+	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
+	 * @see #getObject()
+	 */
+	T getIfAvailable() throws BeansException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
+	 * managed by this factory.
+	 * @return an instance of the bean, or {@code null} if not available or
+	 * not unique (i.e. multiple candidates found with none marked as primary)
+	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
+	 * @see #getObject()
+	 */
+	T getIfUnique() throws BeansException;
+
+}