http://stackoverflow.com/q/19587015/1426891

package com.jbowman;

import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
import com.google.inject.Guice;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import com.google.inject.Injector;
import com.google.inject.Module;
import com.google.inject.Provides;
import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
import com.google.inject.matcher.Matchers;
import com.google.inject.spi.TypeEncounter;
import com.google.inject.spi.TypeListener;

public class GuiceTest {

  public static class A { @Inject B b; }
  public static class B { @Inject C c; }
  public static class C { }
  public static class D { }
  public static class E { }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Module module = new AbstractModule() {
      public void configure() {
        bindListener(Matchers.any(), new TypeListener() {
          @Override
          public <I> void hear(TypeLiteral<I> typeLiteral, TypeEncounter<I> typeEncounter) {
            System.out.println("heard " + typeLiteral);
          }
        });
      }

      @Provides D getD(E getE) {
        return new D();
      }
    };
    System.out.println("Injector creation started");
    Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(module);
    System.out.println("Injector creation complete");
    injector.getInstance(A.class);
    System.out.println("A request complete");
    injector.getInstance(D.class);
    System.out.println("D request complete");
  }
}

/* output:
Injector creation started
heard com.google.inject.internal.ProviderMethod
heard com.google.inject.Stage
heard com.jbowman.GuiceTest$E
Injector creation complete
heard com.jbowman.GuiceTest$C
heard com.jbowman.GuiceTest$B
heard com.jbowman.GuiceTest$A
A request complete
D request complete
*/