001/*
002 * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 */
016
017package org.springframework.context.annotation;
018
019import org.springframework.beans.factory.Aware;
020import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
021
022/**
023 * Interface to be implemented by any @{@link Configuration} class that wishes
024 * to be injected with the {@link AnnotationMetadata} of the @{@code Configuration}
025 * class that imported it. Useful in conjunction with annotations that
026 * use @{@link Import} as a meta-annotation.
027 *
028 * @author Chris Beams
029 * @since 3.1
030 */
031public interface ImportAware extends Aware {
032
033        /**
034         * Set the annotation metadata of the importing @{@code Configuration} class.
035         */
036        void setImportMetadata(AnnotationMetadata importMetadata);
037
038}