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016
017package org.springframework.context.annotation;
018
019/**
020 * Common interface for annotation config application contexts,
021 * defining {@link #register} and {@link #scan} methods.
022 *
023 * @author Juergen Hoeller
024 * @since 4.1
025 */
026public interface AnnotationConfigRegistry {
027
028        /**
029         * Register one or more annotated classes to be processed.
030         * <p>Calls to {@code register} are idempotent; adding the same
031         * annotated class more than once has no additional effect.
032         * @param annotatedClasses one or more annotated classes,
033         * e.g. {@link Configuration @Configuration} classes
034         */
035        void register(Class<?>... annotatedClasses);
036
037        /**
038         * Perform a scan within the specified base packages.
039         * @param basePackages the packages to check for annotated classes
040         */
041        void scan(String... basePackages);
042
043}