Spring Framework example source code file (SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor.java)

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The Spring Framework SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor.java source code

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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;

/**
 * Extension of the {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor} interface,
 * adding a callback for predicting the eventual type of a processed bean.
 *
 * <p>NOTE: This interface is a special purpose interface, mainly for
 * internal use within the framework. In general, application-provided
 * post-processors should simply implement the plain {@link BeanPostProcessor}
 * interface or derive from the {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessorAdapter}
 * class. New methods might be added to this interface even in point releases.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0.3
 * @see InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessorAdapter
 */
public interface SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor extends InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor {

	/**
	 * Predict the type of the bean to be eventually returned from this
	 * processor's {@link #postProcessBeforeInstantiation} callback.
	 * @param beanClass the raw class of the bean
	 * @param beanName the name of the bean
	 * @return the type of the bean, or <code>null if not predictable
	 * @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
	 */
	Class predictBeanType(Class beanClass, String beanName) throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Determine the candidate constructors to use for the given bean.
	 * @param beanClass the raw class of the bean
	 * @param beanName the name of the bean
	 * @return the candidate constructors, or <code>null if none specified
	 * @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
	 */
	Constructor[] determineCandidateConstructors(Class beanClass, String beanName) throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Obtain a reference for early access to the specified bean,
	 * typically for the purpose of resolving a circular reference.
	 * <p>This callback gives post-processors a chance to expose a wrapper
	 * early - that is, before the target bean instance is fully initialized.
	 * The exposed object should be equivalent to the what
	 * {@link #postProcessBeforeInitialization} / {@link #postProcessAfterInitialization}
	 * would expose otherwise. Note that the object returned by this method will
	 * be used as bean reference unless the post-processor returns a different
	 * wrapper from said post-process callbacks. In other words: Those post-process
	 * callbacks may either eventually expose the same reference or alternatively
	 * return the raw bean instance from those subsequent callbacks (if the wrapper
	 * for the affected bean has been built for a call to this method already,
	 * it will be exposes as final bean reference by default).
	 * @param bean the raw bean instance
	 * @param beanName the name of the bean
	 * @return the object to expose as bean reference
	 * (typically with the passed-in bean instance as default)
	 * @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
	 */
	Object getEarlyBeanReference(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException;

}