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package org.springframework.context.event;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
import org.springframework.core.Ordered;

/**
 * Extended variant of the standard {@link ApplicationListener} interface,
 * exposing further metadata such as the supported event and source type.
 *
 * <p>For full introspection of generic event types, consider implementing
 * the {@link GenericApplicationListener} interface instead.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 3.0
 * @see GenericApplicationListener
 * @see GenericApplicationListenerAdapter
 */
public interface SmartApplicationListener extends ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, Ordered {

	/**
	 * Determine whether this listener actually supports the given event type.
	 * @param eventType the event type (never {@code null})
	 */
	boolean supportsEventType(Class<? extends ApplicationEvent> eventType);

	/**
	 * Determine whether this listener actually supports the given source type.
	 * @param sourceType the source type, or {@code null} if no source
	 */
	boolean supportsSourceType(Class<?> sourceType);

}
