AnnotationConfigRegistry.java

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package org.springframework.context.annotation;

/**
 * Common interface for annotation config application contexts,
 * defining {@link #register} and {@link #scan} methods.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 4.1
 */
public interface AnnotationConfigRegistry {

	/**
	 * Register one or more annotated classes to be processed.
	 * <p>Calls to {@code register} are idempotent; adding the same
	 * annotated class more than once has no additional effect.
	 * @param annotatedClasses one or more annotated classes,
	 * e.g. {@link Configuration @Configuration} classes
	 */
	void register(Class<?>... annotatedClasses);

	/**
	 * Perform a scan within the specified base packages.
	 * @param basePackages the packages to check for annotated classes
	 */
	void scan(String... basePackages);

}