ProcessSyntheticBean.java

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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

/**
 * <p>
 * The container fires an event of this type for each custom bean implementation added through
 * {@link AfterBeanDiscovery#addBean()} or {@link AfterBeanDiscovery#addBean(Bean)}, before registering the
 * {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.Bean} object.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * If any observer method of a {@code ProcessSyntheticBean} event throws an exception, the exception is treated as a definition
 * error by the container.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Martin Kouba
 * @param <X> The class of the bean
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ProcessSyntheticBean<X> extends ProcessBean<X> {

    /**
     * Get the extension instance which added the {@link Bean} for which this event is being fired.
     * 
     * @return the extension instance
     * @throws IllegalStateException if called outside of the observer method invocation
     */
    public Extension getSource();

}