IDependencyScope.cs

// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace System.Web.Http.Dependencies
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a scope that is tracked by the dependency injection container. The scope is
    /// used to keep track of resources that have been provided, so that they can then be
    /// subsequently released when <see cref="IDisposable.Dispose"/> is called.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IDependencyScope : IDisposable
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an instance of the given <paramref name="serviceType"/>. Must return <c>null</c>
        /// if the service is not available (must not throw).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serviceType">The object type.</param>
        /// <returns>The requested object, if found; <c>null</c> otherwise.</returns>
        object GetService(Type serviceType);

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets all instances of the given <paramref name="serviceType"/>. Must return an empty
        /// collection if the service is not available (must not return <c>null</c> or throw).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serviceType">The object type.</param>
        /// <returns>A sequence of instances of the requested <paramref name="serviceType"/>. The sequence
        /// should be empty (not <c>null</c>) if no objects of the given type are available.</returns>
        IEnumerable<object> GetServices(Type serviceType);
    }
}