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package org.springframework.aop.aspectj;
import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
/**
* Interface implemented to provide an instance of an AspectJ aspect.
* Decouples from Spring's bean factory.
*
* Extends the {@link org.springframework.core.Ordered} interface
* to express an order value for the underlying aspect in a chain.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.0
* @see org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory#getBean
*/
public interface AspectInstanceFactory extends Ordered {
/**
* Create an instance of this factory's aspect.
* @return the aspect instance (never {@code null})
*/
Object getAspectInstance();
/**
* Expose the aspect class loader that this factory uses.
* @return the aspect class loader (or {@code null} for the bootstrap loader)
* @see org.springframework.util.ClassUtils#getDefaultClassLoader()
*/
@Nullable
ClassLoader getAspectClassLoader();
}