/*
* Copyright 2009 Werner Guttmann
*
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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package org.castor.core.annotationprocessing;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import org.castor.core.nature.BaseNature;
/**
* The interface each specific target-aware annotation processor has to fulfill.
*
* @see AnnotationProcessor
* @author Alexander Eibner, Peter Schmidt
* @since 1.3.1
*/
public interface TargetAwareAnnotationProcessor extends AnnotationProcessor {
/**
* The processing action of this processor. If an annotation is given which
* is not supported false is returned.
*
* @param info
* the Info class that should be filled with the information read
* @param annotation
* the annotation to process
* @param target
* the target ({@link Field}, {@link Class}, etc.) of the given
* annotation
* @return true, if the annotation was processed successfully, false if not
* @throws AnnotationTargetException
* if an annotation is used in a context that is not valid.
* @see AnnotatedElement
*/
<I extends BaseNature, A extends Annotation> boolean processAnnotation(
I info, final A annotation, final AnnotatedElement target)
throws AnnotationTargetException;
}