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package org.springframework.context;
/**
* Callback interface for initializing a Spring {@link ConfigurableApplicationContext}
* prior to being {@linkplain ConfigurableApplicationContext#refresh() refreshed}.
*
* Typically used within web applications that require some programmatic initialization
* of the application context. For example, registering property sources or activating
* profiles against the {@linkplain ConfigurableApplicationContext#getEnvironment()
* context's environment}. See {@code ContextLoader} and {@code FrameworkServlet} support
* for declaring a "contextInitializerClasses" context-param and init-param, respectively.
*
*
{@code ApplicationContextInitializer} processors are encouraged to detect
* whether Spring's {@link org.springframework.core.Ordered Ordered} interface has been
* implemented or if the @{@link org.springframework.core.annotation.Order Order}
* annotation is present and to sort instances accordingly if so prior to invocation.
*
* @author Chris Beams
* @since 3.1
* @see org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader#customizeContext
* @see org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader#CONTEXT_INITIALIZER_CLASSES_PARAM
* @see org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet#setContextInitializerClasses
* @see org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet#applyInitializers
*/
public interface ApplicationContextInitializer {
/**
* Initialize the given application context.
* @param applicationContext the application to configure
*/
void initialize(C applicationContext);
}