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package org.springframework.security.authentication.event;

import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;


/**
 * Represents an application authentication event.<P>The <code>ApplicationEvent</code>'s <code>source</code> will
 * be the <code>Authentication</code> object.</p>
 *
 * @author Ben Alex
 */
public abstract class AbstractAuthenticationEvent extends ApplicationEvent {
    //~ Constructors ===================================================================================================

    public AbstractAuthenticationEvent(Authentication authentication) {
        super(authentication);
    }

    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

    /**
     * Getters for the <code>Authentication</code> request that caused the event. Also available from
     * <code>super.getSource()</code>.
     *
     * @return the authentication request
     */
    public Authentication getAuthentication() {
        return (Authentication) super.getSource();
    }
}
