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package org.jboss.weld.interceptor.spi.metadata;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Metadata about an interceptor component.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:mariusb@redhat.com">Marius Bogoevici</a>
* @author Jozef Hartinger
*
* @param <T> The type (class) of the interceptor bean
*/
public interface InterceptorClassMetadata<T> extends InterceptorMetadata {
/**
* Returns an InterceptorFactory capable of creating instances of this interceptor..
*
* @return the interceptor factory
*/
InterceptorFactory<T> getInterceptorFactory();
/**
* Returns the class of this interceptor.
* @return
*/
Class<T> getJavaClass();
/**
*
* @return a unique key which might be used to identify a metadata instance
*/
default Serializable getKey() {
return getJavaClass();
}
}