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+package org.onap.portalapp.widget.listener;
+
+import org.onap.portalapp.widget.service.InitializationService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class WidgetEventListener implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationReadyEvent>{
+
+ private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(WidgetEventListener.class);
+
+ @Autowired
+ InitializationService initializationService;
+
+ @Value("${initialization.default.widgets}")
+ String init_default_widget;
+
+ @Override
+ public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationReadyEvent event) {
+
+ logger.debug("Listening event " + event.toString());
+ try {
+ if(Boolean.parseBoolean(init_default_widget))
+ initializationService.initialize();
+ } catch (Exception e) {
+ logger.error("onApplicationEvent: InitializationService#initialize failed", e);
+ }
+
+ }
+
+}