TypeEncounter.java

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package com.google.inject.spi;

import com.google.inject.Key;
import com.google.inject.MembersInjector;
import com.google.inject.Provider;
import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
import com.google.inject.matcher.Matcher;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Context of an injectable type encounter. Enables reporting errors, registering injection
 * listeners and binding method interceptors for injectable type {@code I}. It is an error to use an
 * encounter after the {@link TypeListener#hear(TypeLiteral, TypeEncounter) hear()} method has
 * returned.
 *
 * @param <I> the injectable type encountered
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface TypeEncounter<I> {

  /**
   * Records an error message for type {@code I} which will be presented to the user at a later
   * time. Unlike throwing an exception, this enable us to continue configuring the Injector and
   * discover more errors. Uses {@link String#format(String, Object[])} to insert the arguments into
   * the message.
   */
  void addError(String message, Object... arguments);

  /**
   * Records an exception for type {@code I}, the full details of which will be logged, and the
   * message of which will be presented to the user at a later time. If your type listener calls
   * something that you worry may fail, you should catch the exception and pass it to this method.
   */
  void addError(Throwable t);

  /** Records an error message to be presented to the user at a later time. */
  void addError(Message message);

  /**
   * Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection key. The returned
   * provider will not be valid until the injector has been created. The provider will throw an
   * {@code IllegalStateException} if you try to use it beforehand.
   */
  <T> Provider<T> getProvider(Key<T> key);

  /**
   * Returns the provider used to obtain instances for the given injection type. The returned
   * provider will not be valid until the injector has been created. The provider will throw an
   * {@code IllegalStateException} if you try to use it beforehand.
   */
  <T> Provider<T> getProvider(Class<T> type);

  /**
   * Returns the members injector used to inject dependencies into methods and fields on instances
   * of the given type {@code T}. The returned members injector will not be valid until the main
   * injector has been created. The members injector will throw an {@code IllegalStateException} if
   * you try to use it beforehand.
   *
   * @param typeLiteral type to get members injector for
   */
  <T> MembersInjector<T> getMembersInjector(TypeLiteral<T> typeLiteral);

  /**
   * Returns the members injector used to inject dependencies into methods and fields on instances
   * of the given type {@code T}. The returned members injector will not be valid until the main
   * injector has been created. The members injector will throw an {@code IllegalStateException} if
   * you try to use it beforehand.
   *
   * @param type type to get members injector for
   */
  <T> MembersInjector<T> getMembersInjector(Class<T> type);

  /**
   * Registers a members injector for type {@code I}. Guice will use the members injector after its
   * performed its own injections on an instance of {@code I}.
   */
  void register(MembersInjector<? super I> membersInjector);

  /**
   * Registers an injection listener for type {@code I}. Guice will notify the listener after all
   * injections have been performed on an instance of {@code I}.
   */
  void register(InjectionListener<? super I> listener);

  /*if[AOP]*/
  /**
   * Binds method interceptor[s] to methods matched in type {@code I} and its supertypes. A method
   * is eligible for interception if:
   *
   * <ul>
   * <li>Guice created the instance the method is on
   * <li>Neither the enclosing type nor the method is final
   * <li>And the method is package-private or more accessible
   * </ul>
   *
   * @param methodMatcher matches methods the interceptor should apply to. For example: {@code
   *     annotatedWith(Transactional.class)}.
   * @param interceptors to bind
   */
  void bindInterceptor(
      Matcher<? super Method> methodMatcher,
      org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor... interceptors);
  /*end[AOP]*/
}