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package hudson.tasks;

import hudson.Extension;
import hudson.ExtensionPoint;

/**
 * {@link BuildStep}s that run after the build is completed.
 *
 * <p>
 * {@link Notifier} is a kind of {@link Publisher} that sends out the outcome of the builds to
 * other systems and humans. This marking ensures that notifiers are run after the build result
 * is set to its final value by other {@link Recorder}s.  To run even after the build is marked
 * as complete, override {@link #needsToRunAfterFinalized} to return true.
 *
 * <p>
 * To register a custom {@link Publisher} from a plugin,
 * put {@link Extension} on your descriptor.
 *
 *
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 * @since 1.286
 * @see Recorder
 */
public abstract class Notifier extends Publisher implements ExtensionPoint {
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // super only @Deprecated to discourage other subclasses
    protected Notifier() {}

    @Override
    public BuildStepDescriptor getDescriptor() {
        return (BuildStepDescriptor) super.getDescriptor();
    }
}
