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017    package org.apache.xbean.kernel;
018    
019    /**
020     * This class contains context information available to a service factory during service construction and destruction.
021     *
022     * @author Dain Sundstrom
023     * @version $Id$
024     * @since 2.0
025     */
026    public interface ServiceContext {
027        /**
028         * Gets the kernel in which this service is registered.
029         *
030         * @return the kernel in which this service is registered
031         */
032        Kernel getKernel();
033    
034        /**
035         * Gets the unique name of the service in the kernel.
036         *
037         * @return the unique name of this service in the kernel
038         */
039        ServiceName getServiceName();
040    
041        /**
042         * Gets the class loader for this service.
043         *
044         * @return the class loader for this service
045         */
046        ClassLoader getClassLoader();
047    }