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using JetBrains.Annotations;

namespace FactorIt.Contracts
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides high level binding operations on an associated container. First
    /// step in the container's fluent binding flow.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IBindingRoot
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Provides a way to associate a specified contract and key to a service factory.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="TContract">The type of the contract to bind</typeparam>
        /// <param name="key">A grouping identifier to differenciate different services using the same bound contract.</param>
        /// <returns>An object to handle the next step in the binding flow.</returns>
        IBindingTo<TContract> Bind<TContract>([CanBeNull] string key)
            where TContract : class;
    }
}