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package org.springframework.context.event;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
/**
* Extended variant of the standard {@link ApplicationListener} interface,
* exposing further metadata such as the supported event type.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface SmartApplicationListener extends ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, Ordered {
/**
* Determine whether this listener actually supports the given event type.
*/
boolean supportsEventType(Class<? extends ApplicationEvent> eventType);
/**
* Determine whether this listener actually supports the given source type.
*/
boolean supportsSourceType(Class<?> sourceType);
}