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package org.springframework.core.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Callback interface used to process annotations.
Author:
Phillip Webb
Type parameters:
<C> – the context type
<R> – the result type
See Also:
AnnotationsScanner
TypeMappedAnnotations
Since:
5.2/**
 * Callback interface used to process annotations.
 *
 * @param <C> the context type
 * @param <R> the result type
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @since 5.2
 * @see AnnotationsScanner
 * @see TypeMappedAnnotations
 */
@FunctionalInterface
interface AnnotationsProcessor<C, R> {

	
Called when an aggregate is about to be processed. This method may return a non-null result to short-circuit any further processing. 
Params:
context – the context information relevant to the processor
aggregateIndex – the aggregate index about to be processed
Returns:
a non-null result if no further processing is required/**
	 * Called when an aggregate is about to be processed. This method may return
	 * a {@code non-null} result to short-circuit any further processing.
	 * @param context the context information relevant to the processor
	 * @param aggregateIndex the aggregate index about to be processed
	 * @return a {@code non-null} result if no further processing is required
	 */
	@Nullable
	default R doWithAggregate(C context, int aggregateIndex) {
		return null;
	}

	
Called when an array of annotations can be processed. This method may return a non-null result to short-circuit any further processing. 
Params:
context – the context information relevant to the processor
aggregateIndex – the aggregate index of the provided annotations
source – the original source of the annotations, if known
annotations – the annotations to process (this array may contain null elements)
Returns:
a non-null result if no further processing is required/**
	 * Called when an array of annotations can be processed. This method may
	 * return a {@code non-null} result to short-circuit any further processing.
	 * @param context the context information relevant to the processor
	 * @param aggregateIndex the aggregate index of the provided annotations
	 * @param source the original source of the annotations, if known
	 * @param annotations the annotations to process (this array may contain
	 * {@code null} elements)
	 * @return a {@code non-null} result if no further processing is required
	 */
	@Nullable
	R doWithAnnotations(C context, int aggregateIndex, @Nullable Object source, Annotation[] annotations);

	
Get the final result to be returned. By default this method returns
the last process result.
Params:
result – the last early exit result, or null if none
Returns:
the final result to be returned to the caller/**
	 * Get the final result to be returned. By default this method returns
	 * the last process result.
	 * @param result the last early exit result, or {@code null} if none
	 * @return the final result to be returned to the caller
	 */
	@Nullable
	default R finish(@Nullable R result) {
		return result;
	}

}