//===================================================================================
// Microsoft patterns & practices
// Composite Application Guidance for Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight
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namespace Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Modularity
{
/// <summary>
/// Defines the states a <see cref="ModuleInfo"/> can be in, with regards to the module loading and initialization process.
/// </summary>
public enum ModuleState
{
/// <summary>
/// Initial state for <see cref="ModuleInfo"/>s. The <see cref="ModuleInfo"/> is defined,
/// but it has not been loaded, retrieved or initialized yet.
/// </summary>
NotStarted,
/// <summary>
/// The assembly that contains the type of the module is currently being loaded by an instance of a
/// <see cref="IModuleTypeLoader"/>.
/// </summary>
LoadingTypes,
/// <summary>
/// The assembly that holds the Module is present. This means the type of the <see cref="IModule"/> can be instantiated and initialized.
/// </summary>
ReadyForInitialization,
/// <summary>
/// The module is currently Initializing, by the <see cref="IModuleInitializer"/>
/// </summary>
Initializing,
/// <summary>
/// The module is initialized and ready to be used.
/// </summary>
Initialized
}
}