1 /*
2 * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
3 *
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5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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9 *
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15 */
16
17 package org.springframework.context.annotation;
18
19 /**
20 * Enumerates the various scoped-proxy options.
21 *
22 * <p>For a more complete discussion of exactly what a scoped proxy is, see the
23 * section of the Spring reference documentation entitled '<em>Scoped beans as
24 * dependencies</em>'.
25 *
26 * @author Mark Fisher
27 * @since 2.5
28 * @see ScopeMetadata
29 */
30 public enum ScopedProxyMode {
31
32 /**
33 * Default typically equals {@link #NO}, unless a different default
34 * has been configured at the component-scan instruction level.
35 */
36 DEFAULT,
37
38 /**
39 * Do not create a scoped proxy.
40 * <p>This proxy-mode is not typically useful when used with a
41 * non-singleton scoped instance, which should favor the use of the
42 * {@link #INTERFACES} or {@link #TARGET_CLASS} proxy-modes instead if it
43 * is to be used as a dependency.
44 */
45 NO,
46
47 /**
48 * Create a JDK dynamic proxy implementing <i>all</i> interfaces exposed by
49 * the class of the target object.
50 */
51 INTERFACES,
52
53 /**
54 * Create a class-based proxy (uses CGLIB).
55 */
56 TARGET_CLASS;
57
58 }