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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.beans.PropertyValues;
/**
* Subinterface of {@link BeanPostProcessor} that adds a before-instantiation callback,
* and a callback after instantiation but before explicit properties are set or
* autowiring occurs.
*
* <p>Typically used to suppress default instantiation for specific target beans,
* for example to create proxies with special TargetSources (pooling targets,
* lazily initializing targets, etc), or to implement additional injection strategies
* such as field injection.
*
* <p><b>NOTE:</b> This interface is a special purpose interface, mainly for
* internal use within the framework. It is recommended to implement the plain
* {@link BeanPostProcessor} interface as far as possible, or to derive from
* {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessorAdapter} in order to be shielded
* from extensions to this interface.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Rod Johnson
* @since 1.2
* @see org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator#setCustomTargetSourceCreators
* @see org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.target.LazyInitTargetSourceCreator
*/
public interface InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor extends BeanPostProcessor {
/**
* Apply this BeanPostProcessor <i>before the target bean gets instantiated</i>.
* The returned bean object may be a proxy to use instead of the target bean,
* effectively suppressing default instantiation of the target bean.
* <p>If a non-null object is returned by this method, the bean creation process
* will be short-circuited. The only further processing applied is the
* {@link #postProcessAfterInitialization} callback from the configured
* {@link BeanPostProcessor BeanPostProcessors}.
* <p>This callback will only be applied to bean definitions with a bean class.
* In particular, it will not be applied to beans with a "factory-method".
* <p>Post-processors may implement the extended
* {@link SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor} interface in order
* to predict the type of the bean object that they are going to return here.
* @param beanClass the class of the bean to be instantiated
* @param beanName the name of the bean
* @return the bean object to expose instead of a default instance of the target bean,
* or <code>null</code> to proceed with default instantiation
* @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
* @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition#hasBeanClass
* @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition#getFactoryMethodName
*/
Object postProcessBeforeInstantiation(Class beanClass, String beanName) throws BeansException;
/**
* Perform operations after the bean has been instantiated, via a constructor or factory method,
* but before Spring property population (from explicit properties or autowiring) occurs.
* <p>This is the ideal callback for performing field injection on the given bean instance.
* See Spring's own {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor}
* for a typical example.
* @param bean the bean instance created, with properties not having been set yet
* @param beanName the name of the bean
* @return <code>true</code> if properties should be set on the bean; <code>false</code>
* if property population should be skipped. Normal implementations should return <code>true</code>.
* Returning <code>false</code> will also prevent any subsequent InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor
* instances being invoked on this bean instance.
* @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
*/
boolean postProcessAfterInstantiation(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException;
/**
* Post-process the given property values before the factory applies them
* to the given bean. Allows for checking whether all dependencies have been
* satisfied, for example based on a "Required" annotation on bean property setters.
* <p>Also allows for replacing the property values to apply, typically through
* creating a new MutablePropertyValues instance based on the original PropertyValues,
* adding or removing specific values.
* @param pvs the property values that the factory is about to apply (never <code>null</code>)
* @param pds the relevant property descriptors for the target bean (with ignored
* dependency types - which the factory handles specifically - already filtered out)
* @param bean the bean instance created, but whose properties have not yet been set
* @param beanName the name of the bean
* @return the actual property values to apply to to the given bean
* (can be the passed-in PropertyValues instance), or <code>null</code>
* to skip property population
* @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
* @see org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues
*/
PropertyValues postProcessPropertyValues(
PropertyValues pvs, PropertyDescriptor[] pds, Object bean, String beanName)
throws BeansException;
}