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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

/**
 * <p>
 * The container fires an event of this type for each enabled producer field, 
 * before registering the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.Bean} object.
 * Resources are considered to be producer fields.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * If any observer method of a {@code ProcessProducerField} event throws an
 * exception, the exception is treated as a definition error by the container.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author David Allen
 * @param <T> The class of the producer field
 * @param <X> The class of the bean representing the producer field
 */
public interface ProcessProducerField<T, X> extends ProcessBean<X>
{
   /**
    * Returns the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedField}
    * representing the producer field.
    * 
    * @return the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedField} for the
    *         producer field being registered
    */
   public AnnotatedField<T> getAnnotatedProducerField();
}