1 /*
2 * Copyright 2002-2013 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
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12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15 */
16
17 package org.springframework.context.annotation;
18
19 /**
20 * A variation of {@link ImportSelector} that runs after all {@code @Configuration} beans
21 * have been processed. This type of selector can be particularly useful when the selected
22 * imports are {@code @Conditional}.
23 *
24 * <p>Implementations can also extend the {@link org.springframework.core.Ordered}
25 * interface or use the {@link org.springframework.core.annotation.Order} annotation to
26 * indicate a precedence against other {@link DeferredImportSelector}s.
27 *
28 * @author Phillip Webb
29 * @since 4.0
30 */
31 public interface DeferredImportSelector extends ImportSelector {
32
33 }