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package org.springframework.context.annotation;

import org.springframework.instrument.classloading.LoadTimeWeaver;

Interface to be implemented by @Configuration classes annotated with @EnableLoadTimeWeaving that wish to customize the LoadTimeWeaver instance to be used. 
See @EnableAsync for usage examples and information on how a default LoadTimeWeaver is selected when this interface is not used. 
Author:
Chris Beams
See Also:
LoadTimeWeavingConfiguration
EnableLoadTimeWeaving
Since:
3.1/**
 * Interface to be implemented by
 * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration @Configuration}
 * classes annotated with {@link EnableLoadTimeWeaving @EnableLoadTimeWeaving} that wish to
 * customize the {@link LoadTimeWeaver} instance to be used.
 *
 * <p>See {@link org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync @EnableAsync}
 * for usage examples and information on how a default {@code LoadTimeWeaver}
 * is selected when this interface is not used.
 *
 * @author Chris Beams
 * @since 3.1
 * @see LoadTimeWeavingConfiguration
 * @see EnableLoadTimeWeaving
 */
public interface LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer {

	
Create, configure and return the LoadTimeWeaver instance to be used. Note that it is unnecessary to annotate this method with @Bean, because the object returned will automatically be registered as a bean by LoadTimeWeavingConfiguration.loadTimeWeaver() /**
	 * Create, configure and return the {@code LoadTimeWeaver} instance to be used. Note
	 * that it is unnecessary to annotate this method with {@code @Bean}, because the
	 * object returned will automatically be registered as a bean by
	 * {@link LoadTimeWeavingConfiguration#loadTimeWeaver()}
	 */
	LoadTimeWeaver getLoadTimeWeaver();

}