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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 Ordered interface to express an order value for the underlying aspect in a chain.

Author:Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
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Since:2.0
/** * Interface implemented to provide an instance of an AspectJ aspect. * Decouples from Spring's bean factory. * * <p>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.
Returns:the aspect instance (never null)
/** * 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.
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Returns:the aspect class loader (or null for the bootstrap loader)
/** * 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(); }