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package com.mumfrey.liteloader.api;

import com.mumfrey.liteloader.core.InterfaceRegistrationDelegate;

/**
 * LiteLoader Extensible API - Interface Provider
 * 
 * InterfaceProviders are able to advertise and provide Listener interfaces which can be implemented
 * by mods or other Listener-derived classes
 * 
 * @author Adam Mummery-Smith
 */
public interface InterfaceProvider
{
	/**
	 * Base type of Listeners which can consume events provided by this provider
	 */
	public abstract Class<? extends Listener> getListenerBaseType();
	
	/**
	 * The provider should call back against the supplied delegate in order to advertise the interfaces
	 * it provides.
	 * 
	 * @param delegate
	 */
	public abstract void registerInterfaces(InterfaceRegistrationDelegate delegate);

	/**
	 * Initialise this provider, called AFTER enumeration but before binding
	 */
	public abstract void initProvider();
}