Detailed analysis of Spring event mechanism source code

    protected void publishEvent(Object event, ResolvableType eventType) {
        // 避免空指针
        Assert.notNull(event, "Event must not be null");
        if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
            logger.trace("Publishing event in " + getDisplayName() + ": " + event);
        }

        // 处理event对象，将其转换为ApplicationEvent
        ApplicationEvent applicationEvent;
        if (event instanceof ApplicationEvent) {
            applicationEvent = (ApplicationEvent) event;
        }
        else {
            applicationEvent = new PayloadApplicationEvent<Object>(this, event);
            if (eventType == null) {
                eventType = ((PayloadApplicationEvent) applicationEvent).getResolvableType();
            }
        }

        // 是否延迟多播，即将事件发布到所有监听器中
        if (this.earlyApplicationEvents != null) {
            this.earlyApplicationEvents.add(applicationEvent);
        }
        else {
            //此处为事件监听处理器的调用关键
            getApplicationEventMulticaster().multicastEvent(applicationEvent, eventType);
        }

        // 是否将事件发布到父容器中
        if (this.parent != null) {
            if (this.parent instanceof AbstractApplicationContext) {
                ((AbstractApplicationContext) this.parent).publishEvent(event, eventType);
            }
            else {
                this.parent.publishEvent(event);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void multicastEvent(final ApplicationEvent event, ResolvableType eventType) {
        // 获取事件类型
        ResolvableType type = (eventType != null ? eventType : resolveDefaultEventType(event));
        for (final ApplicationListener<?> listener : getApplicationListeners(event, type)) {//依次遍历事件监听器
            // 获取线程池
            Executor executor = getTaskExecutor();
            if (executor != null) {//线程池不为null，则异步调用监听器
                executor.execute(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        invokeListener(listener, event);
                    }
                });
            }
            else {// 同步调用监听器
                invokeListener(listener, event);
            }
        }
    }