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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
/**
* Extension of the {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor} interface,
* adding a callback for predicting the eventual type of a processed bean.
*
* NOTE: This interface is a special purpose interface, mainly for
* internal use within the framework. In general, application-provided
* post-processors should simply implement the plain
* {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor} interface or derive from
* the {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessorAdapter} class.
* New methods might be added to this interface even in point releases.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.0.3
*/
public interface SmartInstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor extends InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor {
/**
* Predict the type of the bean to be eventually returned from this
* processor's {@link #postProcessBeforeInstantiation} callback.
* @param beanClass the raw class of the bean
* @param beanName the name of the bean
* @return the type of the bean, or null if not predictable
* @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
*/
Class predictBeanType(Class beanClass, String beanName) throws BeansException;
}