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package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;

import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;

/**
 * Factory hook that allows for custom modification of new bean instances,
 * e.g. checking for marker interfaces or wrapping them with proxies.
 *
 * <p>ApplicationContexts can autodetect BeanPostProcessor beans in their
 * bean definitions and apply them to any beans subsequently created.
 * Plain bean factories allow for programmatic registration of post-processors,
 * applying to all beans created through this factory.
 *
 * <p>Typically, post-processors that populate beans via marker interfaces
 * or the like will implement {@link #postProcessBeforeInitialization},
 * while post-processors that wrap beans with proxies will normally
 * implement {@link #postProcessAfterInitialization}.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 10.10.2003
 * @see InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor
 * @see DestructionAwareBeanPostProcessor
 * @see ConfigurableBeanFactory#addBeanPostProcessor
 * @see BeanFactoryPostProcessor
 */
public interface BeanPostProcessor {

	/**
	 * Apply this BeanPostProcessor to the given new bean instance <i>before</i> any bean
	 * initialization callbacks (like InitializingBean's <code>afterPropertiesSet</code>
	 * or a custom init-method). The bean will already be populated with property values.
	 * The returned bean instance may be a wrapper around the original.
	 * @param bean the new bean instance
	 * @param beanName the name of the bean
	 * @return the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one; if
	 * <code>null</code>, no subsequent BeanPostProcessors will be invoked
	 * @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet
	 */
	Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Apply this BeanPostProcessor to the given new bean instance <i>after</i> any bean
	 * initialization callbacks (like InitializingBean's <code>afterPropertiesSet</code>
	 * or a custom init-method). The bean will already be populated with property values.
	 * The returned bean instance may be a wrapper around the original.
	 * <p>In case of a FactoryBean, this callback will be invoked for both the FactoryBean
	 * instance and the objects created by the FactoryBean (as of Spring 2.0). The
	 * post-processor can decide whether to apply to either the FactoryBean or created
	 * objects or both through corresponding <code>bean instanceof FactoryBean</code> checks.
	 * <p>This callback will also be invoked after a short-circuiting triggered by a
	 * {@link InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor#postProcessBeforeInstantiation} method,
	 * in contrast to all other BeanPostProcessor callbacks.
	 * @param bean the new bean instance
	 * @param beanName the name of the bean
	 * @return the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one; if
	 * <code>null</code>, no subsequent BeanPostProcessors will be invoked
	 * @throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException in case of errors
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet
	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean
	 */
	Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException;

}