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016
017package org.springframework.context.event;
018
019import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
020import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
021import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
022import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
023
024/**
025 * Extended variant of the standard {@link ApplicationListener} interface,
026 * exposing further metadata such as the supported event and source type.
027 *
028 * <p>As of Spring Framework 4.2, this interface supersedes the Class-based
029 * {@link SmartApplicationListener} with full handling of generic event types.
030 *
031 * @author Stephane Nicoll
032 * @since 4.2
033 * @see SmartApplicationListener
034 * @see GenericApplicationListenerAdapter
035 */
036public interface GenericApplicationListener extends ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, Ordered {
037
038        /**
039         * Determine whether this listener actually supports the given event type.
040         * @param eventType the event type (never {@code null})
041         */
042        boolean supportsEventType(ResolvableType eventType);
043
044        /**
045         * Determine whether this listener actually supports the given source type.
046         * @param sourceType the source type, or {@code null} if no source
047         */
048        boolean supportsSourceType(Class<?> sourceType);
049
050}