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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
import java.util.Iterator;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.ListableBeanFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
/**
* Configuration interface to be implemented by most listable bean factories.
* In addition to {@link ConfigurableBeanFactory}, it provides facilities to
* analyze and modify bean definitions, and to pre-instantiate singletons.
*
* This subinterface of {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory}
* is not meant to be used in normal application code: Stick to
* {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory} or
* {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.ListableBeanFactory} for typical
* use cases. This interface is just meant to allow for framework-internal
* plug'n'play even when needing access to bean factory configuration methods.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 03.11.2003
* @see org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext#getBeanFactory()
*/
public interface ConfigurableListableBeanFactory
extends ListableBeanFactory, AutowireCapableBeanFactory, ConfigurableBeanFactory {
/**
* Ignore the given dependency type for autowiring:
* for example, String. Default is none.
* @param type the dependency type to ignore
*/
void ignoreDependencyType(Class type);
/**
* Ignore the given dependency interface for autowiring.
*
This will typically be used by application contexts to register
* dependencies that are resolved in other ways, like BeanFactory through
* BeanFactoryAware or ApplicationContext through ApplicationContextAware.
*
By default, only the BeanFactoryAware interface is ignored.
* For further types to ignore, invoke this method for each type.
* @param ifc the dependency interface to ignore
* @see org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware
* @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware
*/
void ignoreDependencyInterface(Class ifc);
/**
* Register a special dependency type with corresponding autowired value.
*
This is intended for factory/context references that are supposed
* to be autowirable but are not defined as beans in the factory:
* e.g. a dependency of type ApplicationContext resolved to the
* ApplicationContext instance that the bean is living in.
*
Note: There are no such default types registered in a plain BeanFactory,
* not even for the BeanFactory interface itself.
* @param dependencyType the dependency type to register. This will typically
* be a base interface such as BeanFactory, with extensions of it resolved
* as well if declared as an autowiring dependency (e.g. ListableBeanFactory),
* as long as the given value actually implements the extended interface.
* @param autowiredValue the corresponding autowired value. This may also be an
* implementation of the {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory}
* interface, which allows for lazy resolution of the actual target value.
*/
void registerResolvableDependency(Class dependencyType, @Nullable Object autowiredValue);
/**
* Determine whether the specified bean qualifies as an autowire candidate,
* to be injected into other beans which declare a dependency of matching type.
*
This method checks ancestor factories as well.
* @param beanName the name of the bean to check
* @param descriptor the descriptor of the dependency to resolve
* @return whether the bean should be considered as autowire candidate
* @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if there is no bean with the given name
*/
boolean isAutowireCandidate(String beanName, DependencyDescriptor descriptor)
throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
/**
* Return the registered BeanDefinition for the specified bean, allowing access
* to its property values and constructor argument value (which can be
* modified during bean factory post-processing).
*
A returned BeanDefinition object should not be a copy but the original
* definition object as registered in the factory. This means that it should
* be castable to a more specific implementation type, if necessary.
*
NOTE: This method does not consider ancestor factories.
* It is only meant for accessing local bean definitions of this factory.
* @param beanName the name of the bean
* @return the registered BeanDefinition
* @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if there is no bean with the given name
* defined in this factory
*/
BeanDefinition getBeanDefinition(String beanName) throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
/**
* Return a unified view over all bean names managed by this factory.
*
Includes bean definition names as well as names of manually registered
* singleton instances, with bean definition names consistently coming first,
* analogous to how type/annotation specific retrieval of bean names works.
* @return the composite iterator for the bean names view
* @since 4.1.2
* @see #containsBeanDefinition
* @see #registerSingleton
* @see #getBeanNamesForType
* @see #getBeanNamesForAnnotation
*/
Iterator getBeanNamesIterator();
/**
* Clear the merged bean definition cache, removing entries for beans
* which are not considered eligible for full metadata caching yet.
* Typically triggered after changes to the original bean definitions,
* e.g. after applying a {@link BeanFactoryPostProcessor}. Note that metadata
* for beans which have already been created at this point will be kept around.
* @since 4.2
* @see #getBeanDefinition
* @see #getMergedBeanDefinition
*/
void clearMetadataCache();
/**
* Freeze all bean definitions, signalling that the registered bean definitions
* will not be modified or post-processed any further.
*
This allows the factory to aggressively cache bean definition metadata.
*/
void freezeConfiguration();
/**
* Return whether this factory's bean definitions are frozen,
* i.e. are not supposed to be modified or post-processed any further.
* @return {@code true} if the factory's configuration is considered frozen
*/
boolean isConfigurationFrozen();
/**
* Ensure that all non-lazy-init singletons are instantiated, also considering
* {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean FactoryBeans}.
* Typically invoked at the end of factory setup, if desired.
* @throws BeansException if one of the singleton beans could not be created.
* Note: This may have left the factory with some beans already initialized!
* Call {@link #destroySingletons()} for full cleanup in this case.
* @see #destroySingletons()
*/
void preInstantiateSingletons() throws BeansException;
}