ApplicationEventPublisherAware.java

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package org.springframework.context;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by any object that wishes to be notified
 * of the ApplicationEventPublisher (typically the ApplicationContext)
 * that it runs in.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 1.1.1
 * @see ApplicationContextAware
 */
public interface ApplicationEventPublisherAware {

	/**
	 * Set the ApplicationEventPublisher that this object runs in.
	 * <p>Invoked after population of normal bean properties but before an init
	 * callback like InitializingBean's afterPropertiesSet or a custom init-method.
	 * Invoked before ApplicationContextAware's setApplicationContext.
	 * @param applicationEventPublisher event publisher to be used by this object
	 */
	void setApplicationEventPublisher(ApplicationEventPublisher applicationEventPublisher);

}