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15 */
16
17 package org.springframework.context.annotation;
18
19 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
20
21 /**
22 * Strategy interface for resolving the scope of bean definitions.
23 *
24 * @author Mark Fisher
25 * @since 2.5
26 * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope
27 */
28 public interface ScopeMetadataResolver {
29
30 /**
31 * Resolve the {@link ScopeMetadata} appropriate to the supplied
32 * bean {@code definition}.
33 * <p>Implementations can of course use any strategy they like to
34 * determine the scope metadata, but some implementations that spring
35 * immediately to mind might be to use source level annotations
36 * present on {@link BeanDefinition#getBeanClassName() the class} of the
37 * supplied {@code definition}, or to use metadata present in the
38 * {@link BeanDefinition#attributeNames()} of the supplied {@code definition}.
39 * @param definition the target bean definition
40 * @return the relevant scope metadata; never {@code null}
41 */
42 ScopeMetadata resolveScopeMetadata(BeanDefinition definition);
43
44 }