Create a common interface for AnnotationConfigApplicationContext and AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext [SPR-11814]

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Marek Wiącek opened SPR-11814 and commented

The AnnotationConfigApplicationContext and AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext classes implement methods named "scan" and "register" but lack a common supertype with declarations of these 2 methods. Please create a common interface so that "scan" and "register" can be invoked without casting a context reference to a concrete implementation.

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Affects: 4.0.4

Referenced from: commits b3e3c53

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Juergen Hoeller commented

I've introduced AnnotationConfigRegistry as a common interface for AnnotationConfig(Web)ApplicationContext now. It features the obvious scan and register methods, nothing beyond that (yet).

Juergen