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package org.springframework.context;
/**
* Interface that encapsulates event publication functionality.
*
* Serves as a super-interface for {@link ApplicationContext}.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Stephane Nicoll
* @since 1.1.1
* @see ApplicationContext
* @see ApplicationEventPublisherAware
* @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent
* @see org.springframework.context.event.ApplicationEventMulticaster
* @see org.springframework.context.event.EventPublicationInterceptor
*/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface ApplicationEventPublisher {
/**
* Notify all matching listeners registered with this
* application of an application event. Events may be framework events
* (such as ContextRefreshedEvent) or application-specific events.
*
Such an event publication step is effectively a hand-off to the
* multicaster and does not imply synchronous/asynchronous execution
* or even immediate execution at all. Event listeners are encouraged
* to be as efficient as possible, individually using asynchronous
* execution for longer-running and potentially blocking operations.
* @param event the event to publish
* @see #publishEvent(Object)
* @see org.springframework.context.event.ContextRefreshedEvent
* @see org.springframework.context.event.ContextClosedEvent
*/
default void publishEvent(ApplicationEvent event) {
publishEvent((Object) event);
}
/**
* Notify all matching listeners registered with this
* application of an event.
*
If the specified {@code event} is not an {@link ApplicationEvent},
* it is wrapped in a {@link PayloadApplicationEvent}.
*
Such an event publication step is effectively a hand-off to the
* multicaster and does not imply synchronous/asynchronous execution
* or even immediate execution at all. Event listeners are encouraged
* to be as efficient as possible, individually using asynchronous
* execution for longer-running and potentially blocking operations.
* @param event the event to publish
* @since 4.2
* @see #publishEvent(ApplicationEvent)
* @see PayloadApplicationEvent
*/
void publishEvent(Object event);
}