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package org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.List;

import org.aopalliance.aop.Advice;

import org.springframework.aop.Advisor;
import org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut;
import org.springframework.aop.framework.AopConfigException;

/**
 * Interface for factories that can create Spring AOP Advisors from classes
 * annotated with AspectJ annotation syntax.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 * @see AspectMetadata
 * @see org.aspectj.lang.reflect.AjTypeSystem
 */
public interface AspectJAdvisorFactory {

	/**
	 * Determine whether or not the given class is an aspect, as reported
	 * by AspectJ's {@link org.aspectj.lang.reflect.AjTypeSystem}.
	 * <p>Will simply return {@code false} if the supposed aspect is
	 * invalid (such as an extension of a concrete aspect class).
	 * Will return true for some aspects that Spring AOP cannot process,
	 * such as those with unsupported instantiation models.
	 * Use the {@link #validate} method to handle these cases if necessary.
	 * @param clazz the supposed annotation-style AspectJ class
	 * @return whether or not this class is recognized by AspectJ as an aspect class
	 */
	boolean isAspect(Class<?> clazz);

	/**
	 * Is the given class a valid AspectJ aspect class?
	 * @param aspectClass the supposed AspectJ annotation-style class to validate
	 * @throws AopConfigException if the class is an invalid aspect
	 * (which can never be legal)
	 * @throws NotAnAtAspectException if the class is not an aspect at all
	 * (which may or may not be legal, depending on the context)
	 */
	void validate(Class<?> aspectClass) throws AopConfigException;

	/**
	 * Build Spring AOP Advisors for all annotated At-AspectJ methods
	 * on the specified aspect instance.
	 * @param aspectInstanceFactory the aspect instance factory
	 * (not the aspect instance itself in order to avoid eager instantiation)
	 * @return a list of advisors for this class
	 */
	List<Advisor> getAdvisors(MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory aspectInstanceFactory);

	/**
	 * Build a Spring AOP Advisor for the given AspectJ advice method.
	 * @param candidateAdviceMethod the candidate advice method
	 * @param aspectInstanceFactory the aspect instance factory
	 * @param declarationOrder the declaration order within the aspect
	 * @param aspectName the name of the aspect
	 * @return {@code null} if the method is not an AspectJ advice method
	 * or if it is a pointcut that will be used by other advice but will not
	 * create a Spring advice in its own right
	 */
	Advisor getAdvisor(Method candidateAdviceMethod, MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory aspectInstanceFactory,
			int declarationOrder, String aspectName);

	/**
	 * Build a Spring AOP Advice for the given AspectJ advice method.
	 * @param candidateAdviceMethod the candidate advice method
	 * @param expressionPointcut the AspectJ expression pointcut
	 * @param aspectInstanceFactory the aspect instance factory
	 * @param declarationOrder the declaration order within the aspect
	 * @param aspectName the name of the aspect
	 * @return {@code null} if the method is not an AspectJ advice method
	 * or if it is a pointcut that will be used by other advice but will not
	 * create a Spring advice in its own right
	 * @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAroundAdvice
	 * @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJMethodBeforeAdvice
	 * @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterAdvice
	 * @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterReturningAdvice
	 * @see org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice
	 */
	Advice getAdvice(Method candidateAdviceMethod, AspectJExpressionPointcut expressionPointcut,
			MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory aspectInstanceFactory, int declarationOrder, String aspectName);

}
