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package com.google.inject;

/**
 * Injects dependencies into the fields and methods on instances of type {@code T}. Ignores the
 * presence or absence of an injectable constructor.
 *
 * @param <T> type to inject members of
 *
 * @author crazybob@google.com (Bob Lee)
 * @author jessewilson@google.com (Jesse Wilson)
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface MembersInjector<T> {

  /**
   * Injects dependencies into the fields and methods of {@code instance}. Ignores the presence or
   * absence of an injectable constructor.
   *
   * <p>Whenever Guice creates an instance, it performs this injection automatically (after first
   * performing constructor injection), so if you're able to let Guice create all your objects for
   * you, you'll never need to use this method.
   *
   * @param instance to inject members on. May be {@code null}.
   */
  void injectMembers(T instance);
}