ExampleApplication.java

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package org.apache.wicket.examples.spring.common.web;

import org.apache.wicket.examples.spring.common.ContactDao;
import org.apache.wicket.protocol.http.WebApplication;
import org.apache.wicket.spring.injection.annot.SpringComponentInjector;

/**
 * Application class for our examples
 * 
 * @author Igor Vaynberg (ivaynberg)
 * 
 */
public class ExampleApplication extends WebApplication
{
	/**
	 * this field holds a contact dao proxy that is safe to use in wicket components
	 */
	private ContactDao contactDaoProxy;

	/**
	 * this field holds the actual contact dao retrieved from spring context. this object should
	 * never be serialized because it will take the container with it, so BE CAREFUL when using
	 * this.
	 */
	private ContactDao contactDao;

	@Override
	protected void init()
	{
		getDebugSettings().setDevelopmentUtilitiesEnabled(true);

		// THIS LINE IS IMPORTANT - IT INSTALLS THE COMPONENT INJECTOR THAT WILL
		// INJECT NEWLY CREATED COMPONENTS WITH THEIR SPRING DEPENDENCIES
		getComponentInstantiationListeners().add(new SpringComponentInjector(this));
	}

	@Override
	public Class<HomePage> getHomePage()
	{
		return HomePage.class;
	}

}