MetadataReader.java

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package org.springframework.core.type.classreading;

import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
import org.springframework.core.type.ClassMetadata;

/**
 * Simple facade for accessing class metadata,
 * as read by an ASM {@link org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader}.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 */
public interface MetadataReader {

	/**
	 * Read basic class metadata for the underlying class.
	 */
	ClassMetadata getClassMetadata();

	/**
	 * Read full annotation metadata for the underlying class.
	 */
	AnnotationMetadata getAnnotationMetadata();

}