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package org.springframework.web.servlet.support;

import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.web.context.support.AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext;

/**
 * Base class for {@link org.springframework.web.WebApplicationInitializer}
 * implementations that register a
 * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet DispatcherServlet}
 * configured with annotated classes, e.g. Spring's
 * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration @Configuration} classes.
 *
 * <p>Concrete implementations are required to implement {@link #getRootConfigClasses()}
 * and {@link #getServletConfigClasses()} as well as {@link #getServletMappings()}.
 * Further template and customization methods are provided by
 * {@link AbstractDispatcherServletInitializer}.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @author Chris Beams
 * @since 3.2
 */
public abstract class AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer
		extends AbstractDispatcherServletInitializer {

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 * <p>This implementation creates an {@link AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext},
	 * providing it the annotated classes returned by {@link #getRootConfigClasses()}.
	 * Returns {@code null} if {@link #getRootConfigClasses()} returns {@code null}.
	 */
	@Override
	protected WebApplicationContext createRootApplicationContext() {
		Class<?>[] configClasses = getRootConfigClasses();
		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(configClasses)) {
			AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext rootAppContext = new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
			rootAppContext.register(configClasses);
			return rootAppContext;
		}
		else {
			return null;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 * <p>This implementation creates an {@link AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext},
	 * providing it the annotated classes returned by {@link #getServletConfigClasses()}.
	 */
	@Override
	protected WebApplicationContext createServletApplicationContext() {
		AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext servletAppContext = new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
		Class<?>[] configClasses = getServletConfigClasses();
		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(configClasses)) {
			servletAppContext.register(configClasses);
		}
		return servletAppContext;
	}

	/**
	 * Specify {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration @Configuration}
	 * and/or {@link org.springframework.stereotype.Component @Component} classes to be
	 * provided to the {@linkplain #createRootApplicationContext() root application context}.
	 * @return the configuration classes for the root application context, or {@code null}
	 * if creation and registration of a root context is not desired
	 */
	protected abstract Class<?>[] getRootConfigClasses();

	/**
	 * Specify {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration @Configuration}
	 * and/or {@link org.springframework.stereotype.Component @Component} classes to be
	 * provided to the {@linkplain #createServletApplicationContext() dispatcher servlet
	 * application context}.
	 * @return the configuration classes for the dispatcher servlet application context
	 * (may not be empty or {@code null})
	 */
	protected abstract Class<?>[] getServletConfigClasses();

}

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