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package org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.List;
import org.aopalliance.aop.Advice;
import org.springframework.aop.Advisor;
import org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut;
import org.springframework.aop.framework.AopConfigException;
/**
* Interface for factories that can create Spring AOP Advisors from classes
* annotated with AspectJ annotation syntax.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.0
* @see AspectMetadata
* @see org.aspectj.lang.reflect.AjTypeSystem
*/
public interface AspectJAdvisorFactory {
/**
* Determine whether or not the given class is an aspect, as reported
* by AspectJ's {@link org.aspectj.lang.reflect.AjTypeSystem}.
* <p>Will simply return <code>false</code> if the supposed aspect is
* invalid (such as an extension of a concrete aspect class).
* Will return true for some aspects that Spring AOP cannot process,
* such as those with unsupported instantiation models.
* Use the {@link #validate} method to handle these cases if necessary.
* @param clazz the supposed annotation-style AspectJ class
* @return whether or not this class is recognized by AspectJ as an aspect class
*/
boolean isAspect(Class<?> clazz);
/**
* Is the given class a valid AspectJ aspect class?
* @param aspectClass the supposed AspectJ annotation-style class to validate
* @throws AopConfigException if the class is an invalid aspect
* (which can never be legal)
* @throws NotAnAtAspectException if the class is not an aspect at all
* (which may or may not be legal, depending on the context)
*/
void validate(Class<?> aspectClass) throws AopConfigException;
/**
* Build Spring AOP Advisors for all annotated At-AspectJ methods
* on the specified aspect instance.
* @param aif the aspect instance factory (not the aspect instance itself
* in order to avoid eager instantiation)
* @return a list of advisors for this class
*/
List<Advisor> getAdvisors(MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory aif);
/**
* Build a Spring AOP Advisor for the given AspectJ advice method.
* @param candidateAdviceMethod the candidate advice method
* @param aif the aspect instance factory
* @param declarationOrderInAspect the declaration order within the aspect
* @param aspectName the name of the aspect
* @return <code>null</code> if the method is not an AspectJ advice method
* or if it is a pointcut that will be used by other advice but will not
* create a Spring advice in its own right
*/
Advisor getAdvisor(Method candidateAdviceMethod,
MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory aif, int declarationOrderInAspect, String aspectName);
/**
* Build a Spring AOP Advice for the given AspectJ advice method.
* @param candidateAdviceMethod the candidate advice method
* @param pointcut the corresponding AspectJ expression pointcut
* @param aif the aspect instance factory
* @param declarationOrderInAspect the declaration order within the aspect
* @param aspectName the name of the aspect
* @return <code>null</code> if the method is not an AspectJ advice method
* or if it is a pointcut that will be used by other advice but will not
* create a Spring advice in its own right
* @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAroundAdvice
* @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJMethodBeforeAdvice
* @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterAdvice
* @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterReturningAdvice
* @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice
*/
Advice getAdvice(Method candidateAdviceMethod, AspectJExpressionPointcut pointcut,
MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory aif, int declarationOrderInAspect, String aspectName);
}
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