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package com.alibaba.citrus.service.dataresolver;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;

/**
 * 用来取得<code>DataResolver</code>的服务。
 * <p>
 * 一个<code>DataResolver</code>可以取得指定类型或指定annotation所定义的数据。
 * <code>DataResolver</code>被用来将适当的数据注入到方法的参数、对象的property中。
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Michael Zhou
 */
public interface DataResolverService {
    /** 取得指定generic类型、指定annotations的参数或property的数据解析器。 */
    DataResolver getDataResolver(Type type, Annotation[] annotations, Object... extraInfo)
            throws DataResolverNotFoundException;

    /** 取得指定方法的参数类型的数据解析器。 */
    DataResolver[] getParameterResolvers(Method method, Object... extraInfo) throws DataResolverNotFoundException;
}