1 /* 2 * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 package org.springframework.context; 18 19 import java.util.EventListener; 20 21 /** 22 * Interface to be implemented by application event listeners. 23 * Based on the standard <code>java.util.EventListener</code> interface 24 * for the Observer design pattern. 25 * 26 * @author Rod Johnson 27 * @see org.springframework.context.event.ApplicationEventMulticaster 28 */ 29 public interface ApplicationListener extends EventListener { 30 31 /** 32 * Handle an application event. 33 * @param event the event to respond to 34 */ 35 void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationEvent event); 36 37 } 38