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/*
 * Copyright 2017-2020 original authors
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package io.micronaut.core.beans;

import io.micronaut.core.annotation.NonNull;
import io.micronaut.core.naming.Named;
import io.micronaut.core.type.Executable;
import io.micronaut.core.type.ReturnType;

/**
 * Represents a method on a {@link BeanIntrospection}.
 *
 * A {@link BeanMethod} is created when an accessible method on a class is annotated with {@code io.micronaut.context.annotation.Executable} or an annotation stereotype annotated with that annotation
 *
 * @param  The bean type
 * @param  The return type
 * @since 2.3.0
 */
public interface BeanMethod extends Executable, Named {
    /**
     * @return The declaring bean introspection.
     */
    @NonNull
    BeanIntrospection getDeclaringBean();

    /**
     * @return The return type.
     */
    @NonNull ReturnType getReturnType();

    @Override
    default Class getDeclaringType() {
        return getDeclaringBean().getBeanType();
    }
}