package com.liquidatom.derbyscore;

 import org.picocontainer.DefaultPicoContainer;

 import org.picocontainer.MutablePicoContainer;

 import org.picocontainer.behaviors.OptInCaching;

 /**

  * A utility for accessing the global pico-container for the application.

  *

  *

  * @author Russell Francis (russ@metro-six.com)

  */

 public class PicoContainerFactory {

     static private final PicoContainerFactory instance = new PicoContainerFactory();

     /**

      * Get a reference to the current PicoContainerFactory instance.

      *

      * @return A non-null reference to the PicoContainerFactory instance.

      */

     public static PicoContainerFactory getInstance() {

         return instance;

     }

     private MutablePicoContainer pico = new DefaultPicoContainer(new OptInCaching());

     /**

      * Private constructor to prevent instantiation.

      */

     private PicoContainerFactory() {

     }

     /**

      * A utility for accessing the global pico-container for the application.

      *

      * @return A non-null reference which can be used to get instances of particular classes and interfaces in disparate

      * locations within the application.

      */

     public MutablePicoContainer get() {

         return pico;

     }

 }