ServletContextListener.java

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package javax.servlet;

import java.util.EventListener;

/**
 * Implementations of this interface receive notifications about
 * changes to the servlet context of the web application they are
 * part of.
 * To receive notification events, the implementation class
 * must be configured in the deployment descriptor for the web
 * application.
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 * @see ServletContextEvent
 * @since v 2.3
 */

public interface ServletContextListener extends EventListener {

    /**
     * Notification that the web application initialization
     * process is starting.
     * All ServletContextListeners are notified of context
     * initialization before any filter or servlet in the web
     * application is initialized.
     */
    void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent sce);

    /**
     * Notification that the servlet context is about to be shut down.
     * All servlets and filters have been destroy()ed before any
     * ServletContextListeners are notified of context
     * destruction.
     */
    void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent sce);
    
}